After five games on the road, Rawlins County is heading back home. They will take on the Dighton Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Rawlins County has not done well against Golden Plains recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Rawlins County claimed a resounding 56-21 victory over Golden Plains on the road. Given Rawlins County's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while Golden Plains is ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Dighton scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 61-47 victory over Wheatland-Grinnell. Dighton pushed the score to 51-30 by the end of the third, a deficit Wheatland-Grinnell cut but never quite recovered from.
Dighton found their leader in underclassman Lani Speer, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Speer has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie Zimmerman, who scored six points along with two steals.
Rawlins County has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Dighton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-12.
Rawlins County strolled past Dighton in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a score of 42-23. Does Rawlins County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dighton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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