The Hill City Ringnecks will head out on the road to face off against the Thunder Ridge Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hill City comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Hill City is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Quinter on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hill City took a blow against Quinter, falling 59-26. While losing is never fun, the Ringnecks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 25th).
Despite the loss, Hill City had strong showings from Rylie Minium, who posted 14 points along with eight rebounds and five assists, and Eva Hart, who earned five points and five boards. That was a full 53.8% of Hill City's points, marking the 13th time in a row Minium has scored more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Thunder Ridge didn't have too much trouble with Tescott on Friday as they won 45-30.
Thunder Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Hill City, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
Things could have been worse for Hill City, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 37-18 loss to Thunder Ridge in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Hill City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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