East hasn't had much luck against Heights recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The East Aces are taking a road trip to take on the Heights Falcons at 7:00 p.m.
East and Northwest faced off in a cross-town battle on Tuesday. East was dealt a 75-48 defeat at the hands of Northwest. While losing is never fun, the Aces can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Heights had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They strolled past the Golden Buffalo with points to spare, taking the game 66-52. The Falcons pushed the score to 59-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Buffalo cut but never quite recovered from.
East better keep an eye on Chase Robinson. He was instrumental in Heights' win, dropping a double-double with 19 points and 12 boards. The dominant performance also gave Robinson a new career-high in assists (seven). Another player making a difference was K'Mari Holt, who posted 12 points.
Heights' record is now 14-1. As for East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
East might still be hurting after the 66-41 loss they got from Heights in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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