The Herington Railroaders will venture away from home to challenge the West Elk Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Herington is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Herington lost 46-25 to Lyndon on Tuesday.
Herington's loss came about despite a quality game from Mason Mortensen, who posted 17 points. That was a full 68% of Herington's points, marking the 17th time in a row Mortensen has earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, West Elk didn't have quite enough to beat Argonia on Friday and fell 52-49. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Raiders 22-18 in the first quarter.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Maddex Moreno and Carson Vineyard. Vineyard had a solid game and went 6-for-13 to rack up 15 points. Meanwhile, Moreno was balling out in the loss, going 7-for-12 on his way to 21 points.
West Elk has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.2 points over those games. Herington's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
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