Dighton has gone 8-2 against Rawlins County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Dighton Hornets will be taking part in a tournament against the Rawlins County Buffaloes at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Rawlins County will be up against a hot Dighton team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Dighton blew past St. Francis 58-32 on Friday. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Indians are ranked 319th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/17/25 vs St. Francis | 19 |
| 01/14/25 @ Wheatland-Grinnell | 26 |
| 01/10/25 @ Quinter | 15 |
| 01/07/25 vs Ness City | 27 |
| 12/20/24 vs Wallace County | 17 |
Daniel Cramer was his usual excellent self, going 7 for 15 on his way to 19 points in addition to seven assists and three steals. The contest was his seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Charlie Vogel, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Rawlins County hadn't done well against Greeley County recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Rawlins County had just enough and edged Greeley County out 55-53. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buffaloes.
Rawlins County's win came from a few key players Dighton will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tru Dewey, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaun Lare, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Dighton's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Rawlins County, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-6.
Everything went Dighton's way against Rawlins County in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Dighton made off with a 57-36 win. Will Dighton repeat their success, or does Rawlins County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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