The Kimball Longhorns waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins but they left with four. They enjoyed a cozy 66-51 win over Mitchell. This was a revenge game for Kimball, as the team was forced to settle for a 48-47 defeat when these two played two weeks ago.
It was another big night for Brandon Paxton, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 14 rebounds. He hasn't dropped below 19 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Kyler Lusche, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
When it comes to explaining why Mitchell lost, one person who can't be blamed is Desmonde Smith. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Smith has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. Waymond Banks was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with ten rebounds.
Kimball's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Mitchell, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-10.
Kimball will square off against Morrill at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Kimball has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Mitchell, they will face off against Chadron at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Mitchell focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday.
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