The Hill City Ringnecks will head out on the road to take on the Northern Valley Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hill City will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Hill City proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 32) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Logan/Palco and snuck past 54-51. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but Hill City was the better team in the second half.
Hill City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carson Keith led the charge by scoring 15 points along with two steals. Keith hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Gansel, who scored 16 points.
Meanwhile, Northern Valley can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They blew past Golden Plains 84-42 at home. Given Northern Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Golden Plains is ranked 328th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jeremiah Hansen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 31 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Jason Cox was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Hill City's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-4. As for Northern Valley, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Hill City hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.2 points per game. However, it's not like Northern Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 70.2 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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