The Norton Bluejays entered their tilt with the Southwestern Heights Mustangs with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Norton claimed a resounding 51-22 victory over Southwestern Heights at home. Given Norton's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while Southwestern Heights is ranked 169th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Norton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jenessa Ruder led the charge by scoring 16 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Payton Bailey, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Norton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Southwestern Heights, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-12.
Norton will head out on the road to square off against Holcomb at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Holcomb is on a three-game streak of home wins, Norton a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Southwestern Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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