After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lakin, Stanton County was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They blew past the Deerfield Spartans 64-41. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Spartans are ranked 292nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/27/25 @ Deerfield | 22 |
| 01/25/25 vs Lakin | 3 |
| 01/24/25 vs Syracuse | 25 |
| 01/21/25 vs Elkhart | 9 |
| 01/17/25 vs Sublette | 17 |
Stanton County was led to victory by David Crane and Gerardo Robles. Crane shot 5-for-9 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds, while Robles dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 boards. With that strong performance, Robles is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Luis Rodriguez was another key player, putting up 11 points and three steals.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cristian Botello, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Colten Musil, who posted 16 points and seven rebounds.
Stanton County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Deerfield, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.
Stanton County won't have much time to rest: their next game is against South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Stanton County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.5 points per game this season. Deerfield has already played their next contest (against Moscow), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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