Doniphan West is 1-9 against Hanover since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Doniphan West Mustangs will face off against the Hanover Wildcats.
Doniphan West fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Clifton-Clyde on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Eagles 57-51. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Hanover beat Axtell 43-38 on Friday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Eagles are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win made it two in a row for Hanover and bumps their season record up to 13-1-1. As for Doniphan West, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4.
Doniphan West came up short against Hanover in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 53-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hanover's Anna Jueneman, who almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine steals. Now that Doniphan West knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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