Southwest lost against Alma back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Southwest Roughriders took a blow against the Alma Cardinals, falling 63-33. While losing is never fun, the Roughriders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Cardinals are ranked 23rd).
| 12/17/24 vs Alma | 10 |
| 12/14/24 vs Decatur Community | 11 |
| 12/13/24 vs Medicine Valley | 5 |
| 12/10/24 vs Arapahoe | 7 |
Houston Billeter and Deric Kelley certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Billeter posted 20 points and six rebounds, while Kelley put up six points and ten rebounds. With that strong performance, Kelley is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game.
Leading Alma to victory were Tucker Biskup and Isaiah Neal. Biskup went 6 of 11 on his way to 16 points in addition to eight boards and five assists, while Neal posted 15 points along with five rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Neal a new career-high in assists (four). Zavier Mitchell was another key player, going 6 of 12 on his way to 12 points.
Southwest is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5. As for Alma, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southwest will take on Arapahoe in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alma and Red Cloud will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
