After both having extra time off, the Hesston Swathers and the Wamego Red Raiders will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hesston is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Hesston is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Smoky Valley: they outscored them in every quarter. Hesston was the clear victor by a 56-35 margin over Smoky Valley two weeks ago. That's two games straight that the Swathers have won by exactly 21 points.
Meanwhile, Wamego suffered their biggest defeat since January 26, 2024 two weeks ago. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Abilene an easy 64-41 victory. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Cowboys are ranked 30th).
Wamego now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Hesston, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
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