It was a good run, but the South Platte Blue Knights unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 64-45 bruising from Hitchcock County. South Platte has struggled against Hitchcock County recently, as their match on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why South Platte lost, one person who can't be blamed is Cavin Lanman. Despite the final result, he scored ten points along with two steals. Lanman has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Jacobs, who scored five points along with five rebounds and two steals.
South Platte's lineup was just a bit different on Friday as Jacobs got a bit more time on the court (12 vs. his season average of 6.29). Jacobs made the most of the opportunity, scoring five points along with five rebounds and two steals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
South Platte's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Hitchcock County, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
South Platte does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hitchcock County, they will take on Cambridge at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Cambridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Friday.
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