Basketball Game Preview: Southwest Roughriders vs. Dundy County-Stratton Tigers

The Southwest Roughriders will venture away from home to face off against the Dundy County-Stratton Tigers at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Southwest will be looking to extend their current 16-game winning streak.

Southwest will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Maywood/Hayes Center, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Southwest snuck past Maywood/Hayes Center with a 61-57 victory on Saturday. Southwest's win was all the more impressive since the Wolves were averaging only 27.7 points allowed on the season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Dundy County-Stratton duked it out withMaxwell on Thursday. Dundy County-Stratton escaped with a win against Maxwell by the margin of a single free throw, 38-37.

Dundy County-Stratton's win came from a few key players Southwest will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ava Lutz, who posted eight points. Clara Spargo was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Dundy County-Stratton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive contests.

Dundy County-Stratton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Southwest, their record now sits at 17-1.

Southwest beat Dundy County-Stratton 32-23 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Will Southwest repeat their success, or does Dundy County-Stratton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.