The Bonner Springs Braves will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the De Soto Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on February 16th. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Ottawa scored an imposing 69 points on Friday, Bonner Springs still came out on top. Bonner Springs walked away with a 77-69 victory over Ottawa.
Kalen Streit and Jason Jones were among the main playmakers for Bonner Springs as the former scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and six assists and the latter scored 26 points along with three steals. Jones hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Corey Rolfe jr., who scored 15 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, De Soto had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They strolled past Lansing with points to spare, taking the game 71-54. Given De Soto's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Lansing is ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bonner Springs has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for De Soto, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Bonner Springs was dealt a bruising 86-53 defeat at the hands of De Soto in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Can Bonner Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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