The Haven Wildcats will take on the Riley County Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Haven came up short against Hesston and fell 48-36.
Meanwhile, Riley County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 65-53 to Silver Lake. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 215th in Kansas, while the Eagles are ranked 49th in Kansas).
Haven will have to keep a close watch on Trey Webber and Eli Harmison, a pair of players who had a big impact on Riley County's prior game. Webber went 7-for-13 on his way to 17 points and five assists, while Harmison went 5-for-9 to rack up 12 points. Harmison is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last five games he's played. Davis Carson was another key player, putting up four points.
Haven's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.7 points over those games. As for Riley County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
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