Rural Vista [Hope/White City] is 2-8 against Little River since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rural Vista [Hope/White City] Heat will look to defend their home court against the Little River Redskins at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] took a loss when they played away from home back in December of 2024, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They really took it to Centre for the full four quarters, racking up a 77-23 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-12.
| 01/14/25 vs Centre | 5 |
| 02/13/24 vs Hartford | 4 |
| 12/15/23 vs Goessel | 3 |
| 01/05/24 vs Herington | 3 |
| 12/12/24 vs Chase County | 3 |
Rural Vista [Hope/White City]'s win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nathen Traynor, who went 6 of 10 en route to 15 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Traynor a new career-high in steals. Gavin Carson was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Little River was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Goessel 56-24. Given the Redskins' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Bluebirds are ranked 318th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Little River's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.6 points per game. As for Rural Vista [Hope/White City], their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Rural Vista [Hope/White City] came up short against Little River in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 39-29. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Little River's Jaxson Konen, who posted 17 points along with six boards and six steals. Now that Rural Vista [Hope/White City] knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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