Basketball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Perkins County

Plainsmen

Margin (Wins)

02/04/25 vs Maxwell	50
01/11/25 @ Sutherland	44
02/06/25 @ Southwest	38
01/17/25 vs Wauneta-Palisade	35
12/31/24 vs South Platte	27

Perkins County entered their tilt with Sandhills Valley on Friday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Sandhills Valley Mavericks 60-39. The Plainsmen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Sandhills Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Leyton Connell, who posted 11 points and six steals. He is becoming a predictor of Sandhills Valley's success: when he posts at least three steals the team is 12-2 (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Isaac Goosey was another key player, putting up 11 points and eight rebounds.

Perkins County pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.4 points over those games. As for Sandhills Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6.

Coming up, Perkins County will head out to face off against Maywood/Hayes Center at 8:30 p.m. on February 21st. Maywood/Hayes Center is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.8 points per game this season. Sandhills Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.