Ness City and Dighton are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ness City will be strutting in after a victory while Dighton will be coming in after a defeat.
Ness City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 50-33 win over Kinsley back in December of 2024. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Eagles with their most commanding win of the season.
| 12/20/24 @ Kinsley | 20 |
| 12/06/24 vs Macksville | 11 |
| 02/16/24 @ Victoria | 9 |
| 02/02/24 @ LaCrosse | 8 |
| 02/23/24 @ Decatur Community | 5 |
Ness City can attribute much of their success to Angela Tavarez, who went 7 for 15 on her way to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Tavarez a new career-high. Ashlyn Tillitson was another key player, going 5 for 10 on her way to 10 points.
Meanwhile, Dighton ended up a good deal behind Wallace County two weeks ago and lost 48-34. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Wildcats are ranked eighth).
Dighton's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. As for Ness City, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season.
Ness City was able to grind out a solid victory over Dighton in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 46-39. Will Ness City repeat their success, or does Dighton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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