The Maize Eagles will square off against the Andover Trojans on Thursday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-31, which was the final score in Maize's tilt against Derby on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Panthers are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Andover had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.5 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 60-35 win. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Andover's victory bumped their record up to 17-1. As for Maize, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season.
Maize was taken down by Andover 58-18 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Thankfully for the Eagles, Brooke Walker (who shot 60% from the field on her way to 16 points and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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