Basketball Recap: Dundy County-Stratton Piles Up the Points Against Wauneta-Palisade

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

12/17/24 vs Wauneta-Palisade	47
12/07/24 @ Creek Valley	42
12/10/24 @ Wauneta-Palisade	32
12/13/24 vs Decatur Community	26
12/14/24 vs Medicine Valley	15

A well-balanced attack led Dundy County-Stratton over Wauneta-Palisade in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Dundy County-Stratton Tigers blew the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos out of the water with a 70-23 final score. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 26 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Lane Bybee, who went 7 of 9 en route to 15 points and seven rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dante Horner, who posted 13 points.

Dundy County-Stratton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive games.

When it comes to explaining why Wauneta-Palisade lost, don't look at Ashton Wheeler. Despite the final result, he went 5 of 10 on his way to 10 points. That was a full 43.5% of Wauneta-Palisade's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.

Dundy County-Stratton's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.8 points. As for Wauneta-Palisade, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Dundy County-Stratton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 66-45 loss against Perkins County on the 21st. As for Wauneta-Palisade, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 70-48 defeat against South Platte on the 20th.