Rawlins County has gone 8-2 against Dighton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rawlins County Buffaloes just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Dighton Hornets at 6:00 p.m. Rawlins County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season.
Rawlins County will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Golden Plains, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Rawlins County claimed a resounding 54-23 victory over Golden Plains. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Buffaloes had established a 29 point advantage.
Camden Franklin
| 02/20/25 vs Golden Plains | 7 |
| 02/14/25 @ Quinter | 2 |
| 02/10/25 vs Weskan | 10 |
| 02/07/25 vs Hill City | 7 |
| 01/31/25 @ St. Francis | 3 |
| + 12 more games |
Camden Franklin and Tayten Dewey were among the main playmakers for Rawlins County as the former went 7-for-10 en route to 20 points along with seven steals and five assists and the latter went 6-for-9 on her way to 16 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Franklin has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 17 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayte Shively, who posted eight points and eight rebounds.
Rawlins County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 15 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dighton). They blew past Triplains/Brewster 78-23 on Tuesday. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Titans are ranked 340th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rawlins County's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.4 points over those games. As for Dighton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Rawlins County was able to grind out a solid victory over Dighton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 48-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rawlins County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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