Quinter is 8-2 against Rawlins County since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Quinter Bulldogs will take on the Rawlins County Buffaloes at 5:00 p.m. Hopefully Quinter is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Kansas (they are ranked 115th, while Rawlins County is ranked 293rd).
Last Thursday, Quinter didn't have too much trouble with Decatur Community on the road as they won 54-36. Quinter pushed the score to 46-24 by the end of the third, a deficit Decatur Community cut but never quite recovered from.
Quinter got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Avery Briggs out in front who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Gunner Catura was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
Rawlins County fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They walked away with a 56-45 victory over Ness City on Thursday.
Rawlins County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brayan Rodriguez led the charge by scoring 20 points along with five rebounds and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaun Lare, who scored eight points along with five assists and two steals.
Quinter is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Rawlins County, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.
Saturday's match will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Shea Salyers and Rodriguez. Salyers has been dynamite this season: he has averaged 11 points and 1.4 steals. For his part, Rodriguez has averaged 18.8 points and 3.2 steals.
Quinter strolled past Rawlins County in their previous matchup back in February by a score of 56-39. Does Quinter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rawlins County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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