The Perry-Lecompton Kaws waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins but they left with six. They snuck past Valley Falls with a 55-50 win. That's another feather in the cap for Perry-Lecompton, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
When it comes to explaining why Valley Falls lost, one person who can't be blamed is Zac Evans. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Evans has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Kearney, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds.
Perry-Lecompton pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Valley Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Perry-Lecompton won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Rossville at 4:00 p.m. on January 20th. Hopefully Rossville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 last Thursday. Valley Falls won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Jefferson County North on January 20th. Jefferson County North is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
