02/17/25 @ Wellington-Napoleon | 66-60 |
02/14/25 @ Montrose | 41-29 |
02/14/25 @ Montrose/Ballard | 41-29 |
02/10/25 vs Leeton | 45-42 |
Kingsville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 66-60 W against Wellington-Napoleon. Given Kingsville's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while Wellington-Napoleon is ranked 444th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Wellington-Napoleon had strong showings from Jonny Hampton, who went 8-for-11 en route to 21 points, and Maddox Blystone, who went 6-for-12 on his way to 15 points and seven boards. That was a full 35% of Wellington-Napoleon's points, marking the third time in a row Hampton has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Mefferd, who scored three points and five assists.
Kingsville's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-5. As for Wellington-Napoleon, their loss dropped their record down to 8-15.
Kingsville has already played their next game (against Chilhowee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Wellington-Napoleon, they have already played their next match, a 74-34 defeat against Mid-Buchanan on the 20th.
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