The Salina Central Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Valley Center Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Salina Central and seven for Valley Center.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Salina Central had to settle for a 52-49 loss against Goddard. Salina Central has struggled against Goddard recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Valley Center pushed their score all the way to 77 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 86-77 to Eisenhower. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (60), Valley Center still had to take the loss.
Salina Central dropped their record down to 6-11 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Valley Center, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-15 record this season.
Salina Central skirted past Valley Center 54-52 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salina Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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