The Wellington-Napoleon Tigers lost to the Lone Jack Mules back in December of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Tuesday. Wellington-Napoleon walked away with a 51-38 win over Lone Jack. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wellington-Napoleon.
Wellington-Napoleon was led to victory by Maddox Blystone and Trotter Hughes. Blystone scored 15 points along with eight rebounds, while Hughes scored 18 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Blystone has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Waterworth, who scored eight points.
Lone Jack's loss came despite strong showings from Brett Nicholson and Kyle Rowland. Nicholson scored 11 points along with two steals, while Rowland scored six points along with six rebounds. Nicholson is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight.
Wellington-Napoleon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Lone Jack, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 13-11.
Wellington-Napoleon will take on Mid-Buchanan at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wellington-Napoleon will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 356th, while Mid-Buchanan is ranked 165th). As for Lone Jack, they will head out on the road to challenge Barstow at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Barstow will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Lone Jack surely won't give up without a fight.
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