Dundy County-Stratton suffered their biggest defeat since January 7th on Saturday. They lost 69-48 to the Cozad Haymakers. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Haymakers are ranked 22nd).
Lane Bybee
| 02/08/25 @ Cozad | 18 |
| 02/04/25 vs Southwest | 17 |
| 02/01/25 vs Alma | 16 |
| 01/31/25 vs Paxton | 12 |
| 01/28/25 vs Wallace | 18 |
| + 14 more games |
Despite the loss, Dundy County-Stratton still got an impressive performance from Lane Bybee, who went 8 for 19 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds. Bybee continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of August Shaw, who went 5 of 9 to rack up 15 points and five boards.
Cozad got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Noah Shoemaker out in front who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten rebounds. That's the most boards Shoemaker has posted since back in December of 2024. Gage Strauss was another key player, going 5 for 7 en route to 12 points.
Dundy County-Stratton's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Cozad, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-3.
Looking ahead, Dundy County-Stratton will head out to take on St. Patrick's at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dundy County-Stratton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.1 points per game this season. As for Cozad, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Broken Bow at 7:00 p.m.
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