The Wallace Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Maywood/Hayes Center Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wallace will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 245th, while Maywood/Hayes Center is ranked 57th).
Wallace came into Friday's match having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 46-38 win over Creek Valley on Friday. The victory was just what Wallace needed coming off of a 70-48 defeat in their prior contest.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wallace to victory, but perhaps none more so than Matt Lungrin, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. It was the first time this season that Lungrin pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Hanson, who scored ten points along with five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Maywood/Hayes Center unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Friday. Their tough 54-31 defeat to Perkins County might stick with them for a while. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Maywood/Hayes Center has scored all season.
Despite the loss, Maywood/Hayes Center had strong showings from Jeremiah Ingison, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and five steals, and Haydn Farr, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and four steals. Ingison hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games.
Wallace's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-15. As for Maywood/Hayes Center, their loss dropped their record down to 19-3.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Wallace have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 23.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Maywood/Hayes Center struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.9 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wallace took a serious blow against Maywood/Hayes Center when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 71-37. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ingison, who scored 27 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Now that Wallace knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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