The Garden City Buffaloes will face off against the Olathe Northwest Ravens at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Garden City ended up a good deal behind Hays and lost 69-50. The Buffaloes have struggled against the Indians recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Olathe Northwest faced Olathe West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Olathe Northwest lost to Olathe West at home by a 70-52 margin. The Ravens have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Garden City will have to contain Gavin Popik as he made an impact in Olathe Northwest's last game. He went 7 of 11 on his way to 21 points. The match was Popik's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Cash Christiansen was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Olathe Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Garden City, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Garden City came up short against Olathe Northwest in their previous meeting back in January of 2015, falling 48-44. Can Garden City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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