The Holcomb Longhorns had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 41-25 win over Lakin. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Holcomb also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Holcomb to victory, but perhaps none more so than Halle Jones, who scored 14 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jera Kruleski, who scored 11 points.
Holcomb pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lakin, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Holcomb's road trip will continue as they head out to face Scott at 6:00 p.m. on January 12th. As for Lakin, they will face off against Deerfield at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Deerfield will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings (they are ranked 259th, while Lakin is ranked 88th).
