The Central Heights Vikings will square off against the Anderson County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Central Heights is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Osawatomie on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Central Heights was dealt a 69-39 defeat at the hands of Osawatomie. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Trojans are ranked 160th).
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Anderson County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top against Humboldt by a score of 57-53 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Anderson County pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Central Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Central Heights came up short against Anderson County in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 51-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Anderson County's Noah Porter, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Central Heights 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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