The Canton-Galva Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Flinthills Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Canton-Galva ended up a good deal behind Central Plains and lost 52-35. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Oilers are ranked 78th).
Meanwhile, Flinthills came up short against South Haven on Friday and fell 73-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (56), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Canton-Galva will have to keep a close watch on Charles Farris and Jacob Hunter, a pair of players who had a big impact on Flinthills' prior game. Farris on his way to 15 points and eight rebounds, while Hunter posted 20 points and six assists. The contest was Hunter's 12th in a row with at least 17 points. Tripp Carney was another key player, putting up six points and five boards.
Flinthills' loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Canton-Galva, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season.
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