Riley County is 7-2 against Council Grove since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Riley County Falcons will look to defend their home court against the Council Grove Braves at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Riley County has not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They snuck past Wabaunsee with a 58-53 victory on Friday.
Meanwhile, Council Grove's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their third straight loss. They fell just short of Central Heights by a score of 59-57. Council Grove has struggled against Central Heights recently, as their matchup on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Council Grove might have lost, but man, Brycen Palmquist was a machine: he scored 28 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Palmquist has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolby Rose, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Riley County's victory bumped their record up to 5-12. As for Council Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Riley County strolled past Council Grove in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a score of 48-34. Will Riley County repeat their success, or does Council Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
