The Dighton Hornets will face off against the Marmaton Valley Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Dighton comes in on eight and Marmaton Valley on three.
Last Saturday, Dighton's game was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They strolled past Wallace County with points to spare, taking the game 56-42.
Dighton relied on the efforts of Daniel Cramer, who scored 20 points along with five assists, and Carson Shimer, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Shimer is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Redburn, who scored five points along with five rebounds.
Marmaton Valley has not done well against Altoona-Midway recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Marmaton Valley managed a 62-57 victory over Altoona-Midway. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Dighton pushed their record up to 21-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points per game. As for Marmaton Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season.
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