The Rawlins County Buffaloes are taking a road trip to face off against the Wallace County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Rawlins County is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Trego: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Rawlins County blew Trego out of the water with a 56-28 final score. Given the Buffaloes' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 209th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rawlins County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tayten Dewey out in front who posted 20 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayte Shively, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Dewey wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Rawlins County was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Wallace County put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Wheatland-Grinnell 47-27. The 47-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Wallace County pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25 points. As for Rawlins County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Things could have been worse for Rawlins County, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 49-33 loss to Wallace County in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wallace County's Jaelyn Daily, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 16 points along with eight boards and four steals. Now that Rawlins County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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