Roughriders
| 01/03/25 vs Franklin | 41-27 |
| 12/20/24 vs Arapahoe | 58-33 |
Southwest won the last time they faced Franklin and things went their way on Friday too. The Southwest Roughriders enjoyed a cozy 41-27 victory over the Franklin Flyers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Roughriders.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southwest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Houston Billeter, who posted 23 points and six steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Billeter has scored at least a third of Southwest's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Deric Kelley, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Eldon Haack and Isaac Haack certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Eldon almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 20 rebounds, while Isaac had six points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Eldon is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Rj Largent, who posted seven points.
Southwest's record now sits at 3-5. As for Franklin, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Southwest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-35 defeat against Hitchcock County on the 7th. As for Franklin, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 59-17 loss against Lawrence-Nelson on the 4th.
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