The Chapman Irish will take on the Royal Valley Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chapman is looking for their season's first win.
Chapman is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Rock Creek on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Irish had to suffer through an 83-28 loss at the hands of the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Mustangs are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Royal Valley was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 46-45 to Nemaha Central. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Thunder: they've now lost five in a row.
Royal Valley now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Chapman, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Chapman took a serious blow against Royal Valley in their previous matchup back in January of 2025, falling 71-44. Can the Irish avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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