Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Royal Valley couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a hard 62-47 fall against the Osage City Indians on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Indians are ranked 16th).
KiWe Miller
| 02/14/25 vs Silver Lake | 6 |
| 01/24/25 vs Santa Fe Trail | 7 |
| 12/06/24 vs Jackson Heights | 9 |
| 01/14/25 @ Nemaha Central | 10 |
| 12/13/24 vs Valley Falls | 11 |
Despite the defeat, Royal Valley saw an underclassman step up: freshman KiWe Miller almost dropped a double-double with 23 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Miller has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Dasno Mills, who posted nine points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Royal Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. This was only their second loss (out of 15 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
The loss snapped Royal Valley's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 14-7 record. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points over those games. As for Osage City, the win (which was their 19th in a row) raised their record to 22-1.
As of now, neither Royal Valley nor Osage City have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
