The Perkins County Plainsmen struggled with offensive rebounds on Thursday (the Bayard Tigers had 16 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Perkins County took a 54-36 bruising from Bayard. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Perkins County in their matchups with Bayard: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Perkins County still got an impressive performance from Libby Cole, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds. Cole hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Potts, who scored 11 points.
Perkins County was without their leading scorer, Kailee Potts, in Thursday's matchup. With Potts sidelined, Ava Reese got Reese first action of the season.
Bayard's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aleah Nesbitt led the charge by scoring eight points along with nine rebounds and two steals. It was the first time this season that Nesbitt pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Joslyn Shay hopkins, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds.
Perkins County's loss dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Bayard, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-3.
Perkins County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bayard, they will take on Niobrara/Verdigre at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Niobrara/Verdigre is coming into the contest with eight straight victories on the road, so Bayard is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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