Basketball Game Preview: Sweet Grass County Sheepherders vs. Red Lodge Rams

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Previous Games

02/10/24 - Away	81-48 W
01/15/24 - Home	67-34 W
02/10/23 - Neutral	73-63 W
01/13/23 - Neutral	72-36 W
03/03/22 - Neutral	64-58 W
+ 2 more games

Sweet Grass County has gone 7-0 against Red Lodge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Sweet Grass County Sheepherders will face off against the Red Lodge Rams at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Sweet Grass County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Shepherd, who was ranked tenth at the time (Sweet Grass County was ranked 19th). Sweet Grass County took a 44-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Shepherd. The Sheepherders' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Red Lodge played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 64-30 loss at the hands of Shepherd. The Rams were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-11.

Sweet Grass County will have to keep a close watch on Katie Reimer and Averi Walkowiak, a pair of players who had a big impact on Red Lodge's prior game. Reimer posted 13 points, while Walkowiak had four points.

This is the second loss in a row for Red Lodge and nudges their season record down to 3-7. As for Sweet Grass County, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.

Everything came up roses for Sweet Grass County against Red Lodge in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured an 81-48 victory. Will Sweet Grass County repeat their success, or does Red Lodge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.