The South Platte Blue Knights will square off against the Garden County Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Platte comes in on three and Garden County on six.
South Platte is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Sutherland: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that South Platte blew Sutherland out of the water with a 63-30 final score. The Blue Knights pushed the score to 43-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Sailors had little chance of recovering from.
Quinten Koenen
| 02/21/25 vs Sutherland | 30 |
| 02/14/25 vs Creek Valley | 16 |
| 02/13/25 vs Bayard | 25 |
| 02/08/25 @ Paxton | 16 |
| 02/07/25 vs Arthur County | 20 |
| 01/31/25 vs Hemingford | 21 |
Quinten Koenen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double with 30 points and nine rebounds. The matchup was his sixth in a row with at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Nathan Jacobs, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten boards.
South Platte smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Garden County narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Leyton 53-51. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly two points.
Garden County's win came from a few key players South Platte will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Wilsie Lobner, who en route to 18 points and seven rebounds. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Javis Underwood was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and 14 boards.
South Platte pushed their record up to 14-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points over those games. As for Garden County, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: South Platte has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 34.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Garden County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.5 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
South Platte didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Garden County in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 42-37 victory. Will South Platte repeat their success, or does Garden County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
