Chase County easily dispatched Hershey on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Chase County Longhorns fell just short of the Perkins County Plainsmen by a score of 57-54 on Saturday. The Longhorns were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Plainsmen earlier this season, when they won 58-54.
Chase County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Noah Rau, who went 9 for 14 on his way to 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Camron Lempke, who posted 14 points and eight boards.
Chase County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for Perkins County, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Holyoke the next time they take the court. Perkins County will head out to face Holyoke at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Chase County will host them at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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