The Sandhills Valley Mavericks won the last time they faced the Sutherland Sailors, and things went their way on Friday too. Sandhills Valley blew past Sutherland 53-24 on the road. Given Sandhills Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while Sutherland is ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Sandhills Valley to victory were Isaac Goosey and Leyton Connell. Goosey scored 15 points along with 3 steals, while Connell scored 15 points along with 8 rebounds and 5 steals. Cooper Layher was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Sandhills Valley now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Sutherland, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Sandhills Valley won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Arthur County at 7:30 p.m. on December 9th. Arthur County is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Sutherland, they will head out on the road to face off against Wallace on Tuesday. Hopefully Wallace focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Saturday.
