Smoky Valley is 2-8 against Haven since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Smoky Valley Vikings will host the Haven Wildcats at 7:30 p.m.
Smoky Valley is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 37-31 heartbreaker at the hands of Hoisington. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Cardinals are ranked 106th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Haven beat Pratt 44-38 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Smoky Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Haven, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1-1.
Smoky Valley was taken down by Haven 65-25 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Smoky Valley was down 42-19.
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