Southwest lost against Hitchcock County back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Southwest Roughriders were dealt a 64-35 loss at the hands of the Hitchcock County Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Roughriders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Falcons are ranked 88th).
Despite the defeat, Southwest saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Deric Kelley dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. Kelley has become a key player for Southwest: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least eight rebounds, but 1-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Houston Billeter, who posted 12 points.
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Even though they lost, Southwest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive contests.
Southwest's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Hitchcock County, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Southwest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 76-65 defeat against Cambridge on the 10th. As for Hitchcock County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 65-23 win against Wauneta-Palisade on the 10th.
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