Hill City lost against Quinter back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Hill City Ringnecks were outmatched by the Quinter Bulldogs and fell 59-26. While losing is never fun, the Ringnecks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 26th).
Hill City's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Rylie Minium, who posted 14 points along with eight rebounds and five assists, and Eva Hart, who earned five points and five boards. That was a full 53.8% of Hill City's points, marking the 13th time in a row Minium has scored more than a third of the team's points.
Quinter found their leader in freshman Braelyn Blackwill, who went 9-for-16 to rack up 19 points and seven steals. Blackwill is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryn Gillespie, who had 14 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Hill City's defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Quinter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Coming up, Hill City is taking a road trip to square off against Thunder Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hill City is facing Thunder Ridge at the right time seeing as Thunder Ridge is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Quinter, they have already played their next game, an 80-50 victory against Rawlins County on the 14th.
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