After both having extra time off, Smoky Valley Home Educators and the Newton HomeSchool Panthers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Smoky Valley Home Educators and five for Newton HomeSchool.
Two weeks ago, Smoky Valley Home Educators came up short against Wichita Defenders HomeSchool and fell 53-41. That's two games in a row now that Smoky Valley Home Educators has lost by exactly 12 points.
Meanwhile, Newton HomeSchool's game two weeks ago was all tied up 21-21 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 50-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chanute Christian.
Smoky Valley Home Educators will have to keep a close watch on Ephraim Oller and Theo Busenitz, a pair of players who had a big impact on Newton HomeSchool's prior game. Oller posted nine points and eight rebounds, while Busenitz earned six points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Busenitz a new career-high in rebounds.
Even though they lost, Newton HomeSchool smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Newton HomeSchool's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Smoky Valley Home Educators, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Smoky Valley Home Educators came up short against Newton HomeSchool when the teams last played back in January, falling 87-83. Thankfully for Smoky Valley Home Educators, Jaquale Schumm (who shot 5-for-9 from deep and dropped a double-double on 51 points and 41 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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