Belle Plaine lost against Garden Plain back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Belle Plaine Dragons took a blow against the Garden Plain Owls, falling 66-33. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Owls are ranked 123rd).
Despite the defeat, Belle Plaine saw an underclassman step up: freshman Brooks Mcginnis posted 11 points. Tristan Wasser was another key player, putting up eight points.
Belle Plaine dropped their record down to 4-16 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Garden Plain, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8-1.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Belle Plaine will venture away from home to take on Hesston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hesston will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Belle Plaine surely won't give up without a fight. As for Garden Plain, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Southeast of Saline at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southeast of Saline is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.5 points per game this season.
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