Basketball Recap: Rawlins County Piles Up the Points Against St. Francis

A well-balanced attack led Rawlins County over St. Francis in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Rawlins County Buffaloes blew the St. Francis Indians out of the water with a 60-31 final score. The Buffaloes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 28 points or more this season.

Leading Rawlins County to victory were Kayte Shively and Camden Franklin. Shively dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Franklin went 6 of 7 en route to 14 points in addition to six boards and three steals. With that strong performance, Shively is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Another player making a difference was Tayten Dewey, who posted six points.

Rawlins County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 11 consecutive contests.

Despite the loss, St. Francis still got an impressive performance from Delaney Myers, who went 8 for 17 on her way to 19 points. Myers' evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.

Rawlins County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for St. Francis, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Rawlins County has already played their next match (against Hill City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. St. Francis will head out to square off against Oakley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oakley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.