The Pawnee Heights Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Deerfield Spartans at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pawnee Heights comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Pawnee Heights came up short against Satanta and fell 56-46.
Meanwhile, Deerfield lost 67-41 to Syracuse on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 51st).
Despite the loss, Deerfield saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Cristian Botello went 6 for 9 on his way to 14 points and three steals. What's more, Botello also posted a 67% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2024. Michael Lira was another key player, putting up five points and five rebounds.
Deerfield has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Pawnee Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
Pawnee Heights came up short against Deerfield in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 55-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Deerfield's Colten Musil, who posted 25 points. Now that Pawnee Heights knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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