Winfield is 2-8 against Wellington since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Winfield Vikings will challenge the Wellington Crusaders at 7:30 p.m.
Winfield is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since February 9, 2024 on Tuesday. They were dealt a 64-26 loss at the hands of McPherson. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Bullpups are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Wellington got the win against El Dorado on Tuesday by a conclusive 69-46. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
Winfield's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4. As for Wellington, the win also got them back to even at 4-4.
Winfield came up short against Wellington when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 65-59. Can Winfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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