Preview: Southwest Roughriders vs. Medicine Valley Raiders
The Southwest Roughriders are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the Medicine Valley Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on February 20th. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Southwest managed to keep up with Axtell until halftime last Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Southwest took a serious blow against Axtell, falling 69-38. Southwest has struggled against Axtell recently, as their contest last Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Southwest had strong showings from Houston Billeter, who scored 12 points, and Trenton Williams, who scored 12 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Williams has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Blume, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Medicine Valley suffered a rough 62-39 defeat at the hands of Dundy County-Stratton on Friday. While losing is never fun, Medicine Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while Dundy County-Stratton is ranked 74th).
Southwest has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. As for Medicine Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Southwest came up short against Medicine Valley in their previous meeting back in January, falling 60-56. Can Southwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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