The Valley Center Hornets will head out on the road to take on the South Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley Center is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Even though Salina Central scored an imposing 64 points on Friday, Valley Center still came out on top. Valley Center narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Salina Central 67-64.
Valley Center got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Austin Saner out in front who scored 21 points along with five steals. Saner has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Saner, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, South ended up a good deal behind Maize on Friday and lost 67-50. While losing is never fun, South can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while Maize is ranked 53rd).
Valley Center's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-15. As for South, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-15 record this season.
Valley Center was able to grind out a solid victory over South in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, winning 88-76. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley Center since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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