Maxwell played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the Perkins County Plainsmen and fell 84-34. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Plainsmen are ranked 72nd).
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Owen Pagel, who posted six points and three steals.
Maxwell has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Perkins County, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-4.
Maxwell has already played their next match (against Wallace), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Perkins County will square off against Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Perkins County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Southwest likes a good challenge.
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