The Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat and the Northern Heights Wildcats will face off at 6:00 a.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Kansas (Rural Vista [Hope/White City] is ranked 305th, while Northern Heights is ranked 314th).
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They took down Centre 47-33. Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Northern Heights, who are still winless after their eighth match. They suffered a tough 50-27 loss at the hands of Council Grove on Friday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Northern Heights in their matchups with Council Grove: they've now lost three in a row.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-8. As for Northern Heights, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s way against Northern Heights in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 as Rural Vista [Hope/White City] made off with a 49-26 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rural Vista [Hope/White City] since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
