The Labette County Grizzlies will head out on the road to take on the Field Kindley Golden Tornado at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Labette County is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Labette County ended up a good deal behind Pittsburg and lost 73-54. While losing is never fun, Labette County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while Pittsburg is ranked 23rd).
The losing side was boosted by Hudson Baker, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 15 rebounds. That was a full 40.7% of Labette County's points, marking the tenth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Barrett Hestand, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Field Kindley earned a 56-45 win over Fort Scott on Tuesday.
Labette County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Field Kindley, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Labette County came up short against Field Kindley in their previous matchup back in January, falling 49-43. Can Labette County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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