The Sandhills Valley Mavericks lost to the Hyannis Longhorns back in January of 2023, but the Sandhills Valley Mavericks didn't allow the Hyannis Longhorns the same satisfaction on Tuesday. Sandhills Valley escaped with a win against the Longhorns by the margin of a single free throw, 37-36. The win made it back-to-back wins for Sandhills Valley.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sandhills Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Leyton Connell, who scored 11 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Kramer, who scored four points along with 13 rebounds and six blocks.
Sandhills Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Hyannis, their loss dropped their record down to 15-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sandhills Valley will take on the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brady is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak. As for Hyannis, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Warriors. Leyton will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Longhorns are ranked 94th).
