The Herington Railroaders will square off against the Eureka Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Herington has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight defeats, while Eureka will come in with five straight victories.
On Tuesday, Herington ended up a good deal behind Lyndon and lost 52-37. While losing is never fun, the Railroaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Tigers are ranked 97th).
Meanwhile, Eureka humbled Erie with a 70-26 victory. The Tornadoes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 24 points or more this season.
Eureka pushed their record up to 14-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points over those games. As for Herington, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps