Banner County hasn't had much luck against Hay Springs recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Banner County Wildcats will look to defend their home court against the Hay Springs Hawks at 1:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Banner County is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game two weeks ago. They took a blow against Edgemont, falling 47-18. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-8.
| 12/21/24 @ Edgemont | 16 |
| 12/14/24 @ Peetz | 11 |
| 12/07/24 @ Garden County | 11 |
| 12/13/24 @ Bayard | 4 |
| 12/09/24 @ Minatare | 4 |
Despite the defeat, Banner County saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kyrie Roldan posted four points along with 16 rebounds and three steals. Those 16 boards set a new season-high mark for Roldan.
Meanwhile, Hay Springs came up short against Bayard on Friday and fell 34-25.
Hay Springs now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Banner County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Banner County was dealt a bruising 61-14 defeat at the hands of Hay Springs in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Banner County was down 38-8.
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