Chanute is 1-9 against Labette County since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Chanute Blue Comets will challenge the Labette County Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Chanute ended up a good deal behind Fort Scott and lost 54-35. While losing is never fun, the Blue Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Tigers are ranked 61st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Labette County). They claimed a resounding 77-43 win over Parsons. The Grizzlies have beaten the Vikings the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Vikings has come to flipping the script.
Labette County's victory was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points over those games. As for Chanute, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-13.
Chanute took a serious blow against Labette County in their previous matchup back in January, falling 62-20. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Chanute was down 38-8.
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