There's no place like home for the Sandhills Valley Mavericks, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They secured a 38-33 W over Wauneta-Palisade on Saturday. That's another feather in the cap for Sandhills Valley, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sandhills Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Leyton Connell, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds. Connell is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Braden Powell was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Sandhills Valley now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Wauneta-Palisade, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Sandhills Valley will take on Brady in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Monday at. Brady is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak. Wauneta-Palisade will be home for the holidays to greet Dundy County-Stratton on Tuesday. Dundy County-Stratton presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Wauneta-Palisade in Nebraska (Dundy County-Stratton is ranked 73rd, while Wauneta-Palisade is ranked 279th).
