The Macksville Mustangs will challenge the Kiowa County Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Macksville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took down Kinsley 61-47. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Coyotes are ranked 322nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kendall Grippin
| 02/25/25 vs Kinsley | 18 |
| 02/09/24 @ Bucklin | 17 |
| 12/17/24 @ Central Christian | 16 |
| 02/06/24 vs Kinsley | 16 |
| 01/14/25 vs Chase | 15 |
Macksville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kendall Grippin out in front who shot 41% from the field en route to 18 points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Grippin a new career-high in points. Nolan Adams was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Kiowa County waltzed into their match last Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 65-35 victory over the Tigers. The Mavericks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 23 points or more this season.
Kiowa County's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points over those games. As for Macksville, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Macksville didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Kiowa County in their previous matchup back in December of 2020, but they still walked away with a 68-63 victory. Will Macksville repeat their success, or does Kiowa County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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