Smoky Valley Home Educators were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 50-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool. While losing is never fun, Smoky Valley Home Educators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool is ranked 74th).
Caden Meier was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds for Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Mercer, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and five blocks.
Smoky Valley Home Educators' defeat dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Smoky Valley Home Educators does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool is on the road again on Saturday and plays Des Moines HomeSchool W at 12:30 p.m. on March 2nd.
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