Having just played yesterday, the Council Grove Braves will get right back to it and host the Marion Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Council Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season.
Council Grove is headed into Friday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-54 heartbreaker at the hands of Osage City. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Braves have suffered since February 12, 2024.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Brycen Palmquist, who went 9 of 19 en route to 20 points. That was a full 37% of Council Grove's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyzer Spittles, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 19 points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-32, which was the final score in Marion's tilt against Ell-Saline on Tuesday. The Warriors have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Council Grove's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Marion, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Council Grove strolled past Marion when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 55-37. Does Council Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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