The Trego Golden Eagles will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Smith Center Redmen at 12:00 p.m. Trego is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Trego struggled with assists on Tuesday (Norton had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Trego took a 47-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of Norton. While losing is never fun, Trego can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while Norton is ranked 35th).
The losing side was boosted by Dani Shubert, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Smith Center stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Russell 70-34 on the road. Smith Center's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Trego has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season. As for Smith Center, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4.
Trego might still be hurting after the 71-49 defeat they got from Smith Center when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Trego, Maile Hrabe (who scored 24 points along with four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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