The Maywood/Hayes Center Wolves just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Maywood/Hayes Center is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Ogallala on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Maywood/Hayes Center had to suffer through a 78-38 loss at the hands of Ogallala. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Indians are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wauneta-Palisade). They were the clear victor by a 63-40 margin over Sutherland last Friday. The Broncos pushed the score to 53-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Sailors cut but never quite recovered from.
Maywood/Hayes Center better keep an eye on Grayden Sutherland. He was instrumental in Wauneta-Palisade's win, going 7-for-12 on his way to 21 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Sutherland a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Aden Acton, who posted nine points and five rebounds.
Wauneta-Palisade was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.
Wauneta-Palisade picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 2-16. As for Maywood/Hayes Center, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
Maywood/Hayes Center took their victory against Wauneta-Palisade in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 59-34. In that contest, Maywood/Hayes Center amassed a halftime lead of 31-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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