The Custer Wildcats lost 67-42 to the Gothenburg Swedes on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 71st in South Dakota, while the Swedes are ranked 18th in Nebraska).
Gothenburg's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kingston Koehn, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine boards. Koehn is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Bryson Neels, who shot 70% from the field to rack up 17 points.
Custer now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Gothenburg, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Custer didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-53 defeat against Gering on the 30th. As for Gothenburg, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 65-52 victory against Valentine on the 30th.
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