The Pittsburg Dragons came tearing into Tuesday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past Labette County with points to spare, taking the game 73-54. Given Pittsburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while Labette County is ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Labette County lost, one person who can't be blamed is Hudson Baker. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 22 points and 15 rebounds. That was a full 40.7% of Labette County's points, marking the tenth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Barrett Hestand, who scored 14 points.
Pittsburg is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Labette County, they dropped their record down to 2-17 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Pittsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Labette County, they will head out on the road to take on Field Kindley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Labette County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
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