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| 02/23/24 - Home | 31-39 L |
| 02/02/24 - Away | 22-43 L |
| 02/03/23 - Home | 45-39 W |
| 01/21/22 - Away | 58-32 W |
| 12/07/21 - Home | 52-41 W |
| + 5 more games |
Washburn Rural has gone 8-2 against Emporia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Washburn Rural Blues will square off against the Emporia Spartans. One thing working in Washburn Rural's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches.
Last Friday, Washburn Rural was fully in charge, breezing past Junction City/St. Xavier 71-13. Given the Blues' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Bluejays are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-25, which was the final score in Emporia's tilt against Hayden on Friday. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Washburn Rural is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.0 points over those games. As for Emporia, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11-2.
Washburn Rural came up short against Emporia in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 39-31. Can Washburn Rural avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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