Hesston is 6-0 against Garden Plain since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success  on Thursday. The Hesston Swathers will look to defend their home court  against the Garden Plain Owls at 7:30  p.m. Hopefully Hesston focused on turnovers this week  since the team gave up 12 on Tuesday.
 Winning is just a little bit easier when  you outrebound your opponent 8 to 1 on the offensive boards, a fact Hesston proved. They blew past Nickerson 57-33. With that  win, Hesston brought their scoring average up to 53  points per game.
 Hesston's success was spearheaded by the efforts of   Adrian Hernandez, who  scored 20 points, and   Reed Friesen, who  scored 15 points along with 9  rebounds and 3  steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which  Hernandez has scored at least 25% of Hesston's points. Another player making a difference was  Asher Deutschendorf, who  scored 8 points.
 Meanwhile, Garden Plain was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap  on Tuesday as they fell  44-38 to Rose Hill. Garden Plain has struggled against Rose Hill recently, as their  game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
 The opposite results left the teams with opposite records: Hesston's victory pushed their record up to 2-0, while Nickerson's defeat dropped theirs down to 0-2.
 Everything came up roses for Hesston against Garden Plain in their previous matchup  back in December of 2022 as the  squad secured a  62-30 victory. Will Hesston repeat their success,  or does  Garden Plain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.