The Council Grove Braves will take on the Hesston Swathers at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Council Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
Council Grove is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They snuck past Nemaha Central with a 64-58 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Braves' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Thunder are ranked 31st).
Brycen Palmquist
| 03/05/25 @ Nemaha Central | 24 |
| 02/28/25 vs Trinity Academy | 17 |
| 02/24/25 @ Burlington | 24 |
It was another big night for Brycen Palmquist, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and ten steals. His big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Finn Gant was another key player, going 7-for-13 on his way to 18 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Hesston waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They strolled past the Bulldogs with points to spare, taking the game 53-36.
Hesston's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points over those games. As for Council Grove, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-8.
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