If Western Plains/Healy were riding high off their 61-30 takedown of the Heartland Christian Crusaders last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Western Plains/Healy was beaten by Dighton 55-21 on Friday. Western Plains/Healy has not had much luck with Dighton recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Dighton was led to victory by Carson Shimer and Daniel Cramer. Shimer scored 19 points along with five rebounds, while Cramer scored 15 points along with six assists and four steals. Cramer is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was George Von Leonrod, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Western Plains/Healy's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-8. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 27.0 points per game. As for Dighton, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-1.
Western Plains/Healy will head out on the road to take on Triplains/Brewster at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Kansas (Western Plains/Healy is ranked 346th, while Triplains/Brewster is ranked 340th). As for Dighton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-22 victory vs. Wheatland-Grinnell on the 12th.
