The Oakley Plainsmen will venture away from home to challenge the Ellis Railroaders at 7:00 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.
Oakley fought the good fight in their overtime game against Hoxie on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 57-55. While losing is never fun, the Plainsmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Indians are ranked 116th).
Carter Selensky
| 02/10/25 vs Hoxie | 17 |
| 12/14/24 vs Rawlins County | 12 |
| 02/04/25 vs St. Francis | 11 |
| 12/13/24 vs Pawnee Heights | 11 |
| 01/28/25 @ Wheatland-Grinnell | 10 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Carter Selensky, who posted 17 points. Those 17 points gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Manuel Mancia, who earned 14 points.
Meanwhile, Ellis beat Ness City 64-54 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Railroaders.
Ellis' win bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Oakley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Oakley skirted past Ellis 48-46 in their previous meeting back in January. Does Oakley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ellis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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