Nebraska High School Basketball - Southwest thwarted by Axtell
February 9, 2019: Bartley, NE 69020 The Southwest Roughriders basketball team (Bartley, NE), dropped 38-21 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Axtell Wildcats (Axtell, NE)
The Wildcats now possess a 10-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Alma for a non-league battle on Tuesday, February 12. Axtell will battle a Cardinals team coming off a 62-50 league loss to Cambridge (Cambridge, NE). The Cardinals record now stands at 11-11.
The Roughriders (1-18) will now prepare for their battle against Dundy County-Stratton (Benkelman, NE). The Tigers come into the D1 District 11 battle with a 19-2 record. In their last battle, Dundy County-Stratton beat Southern Valley (Oxford, NE), 62-33, in a league battle.