The Topeka Trojans are taking a road trip to challenge the Atchison Phoenix on Friday. Atchison took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Topeka, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Topeka was able to grind out a solid victory over Highland Park, taking the game 53-45.
Meanwhile, Atchison played a tough game on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Highland Park, falling 61-38. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Scots are ranked 101st).
Topeka is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points per game. As for Atchison, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-5.
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