Southern Valley waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 59-55 W against the Dundy County-Stratton Tigers. The score was all tied up 28-28 at the break, but the Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Despite the defeat, Dundy County-Stratton had strong showings from Kimberly Escobar, who went 7-for-10 en route to 21 points in addition to six boards and six steals, and Abi Spargo, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Escobar a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Clara Spargo, who posted eight points and six boards.
Eagles
| 02/14/25 @ Dundy County-Stratton | 59-55 |
| 02/11/25 @ Gibbon | 58-29 |
| 02/08/25 @ South Loup | 45-17 |
| 02/04/25 @ Hitchcock County | 50-39 |
| 01/17/25 @ Holdrege | 51-44 |
| + 6 more games |
Southern Valley's victory was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.2 points over those games. As for Dundy County-Stratton, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
Southern Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dundy County-Stratton, they will square off against Medicine Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dundy County-Stratton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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