The Sumner Spartans will head out to face off against the Kentwood Conquerors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Sumner took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They managed a 56-52 victory over Union.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Kentwood's strategy against Kennedy Catholic on Tuesday. Kentwood was the clear victors by a 74-53 margin over Kennedy Catholic. The Conquerors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Kentwood is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.6 points over those games. As for Sumner, they pushed their record up to 18-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Sumner and Kentwood were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Sumner came up empty-handed after a 58-57 loss. Can Sumner avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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