Halstead is 1-9 against Hillsboro since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Halstead Dragons just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Hillsboro Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on February 9th. Halstead is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Even though Council Grove scored an imposing 55 points on Thursday, Halstead still came out on top. Halstead secured a 61-55 W over Council Grove. The victory was just what Halstead needed coming off of a 64-30 loss in their prior match.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro didn't have too much trouble with Larned on the road on Tuesday as they won 52-36. Given Hillsboro's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while Larned is ranked 283rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Halstead's record now sits at 5-11. As for Hillsboro, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Halstead took a serious blow against Hillsboro in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 64-31. Can Halstead avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
