Hodgeman County and South Central are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Hodgeman County Longhorns will be playing at home against the South Central Timberwolves at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hodgeman County will be strutting in after a win while South Central will be coming in after a loss.
Hodgeman County stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Satanta 67-34 at home. With that victory, Hodgeman County brought their scoring average up to 50.8 points per game.
It was another big night for Morgan Ruff, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Taylor Bamberger, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, South Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were beaten by South Gray 57-25. While losing is never fun, South Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while South Gray is ranked 14th).
The win was the third in a row for Hodgeman County, bringing their record for this year to 12-6. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for South Central, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Hodgeman County strolled past South Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a score of 40-22. Does Hodgeman County have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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