The Smith Center Redmen are taking a road trip to challenge the Norton Bluejays at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Smith Center has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Norton will arrive with three straight wins.
Smith Center is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Superior on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Smith Center lost 57-32 to Superior. While losing is never fun, the Redmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 192nd in Kansas, while the Wildcats are ranked 43rd in Nebraska).
Meanwhile, Norton narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Decatur Community 28-26.
Smith Center's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Norton, they pushed their record up to 7-11 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Smith Center lost to Norton on the road by a decisive 36-20 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Smith Center avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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