Colton Kroeker
| 02/05/26 vs Southwest | 25 |
| 02/03/26 @ Maxwell | 17 |
| 01/29/26 @ Sedgwick County | 19 |
If Southwest wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Perkins County, they should've done a better job of containing Colton Kroeker. The Plainsmen enjoyed a cozy 72-58 victory over the Roughriders on Thursday for which the team can thank Kroeker, who went 12-for-25 to rack up 25 points. His big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points.
Myles Bishop was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and 11 rebounds. He has become a key player for Perkins County: the team is 7-2 when he posts at least ten boards, but 2-7 otherwise.
Despite the loss, Southwest still got an impressive performance from Houston Billeter, who dropped a double-double with 35 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 60.3% of the Roughriders' points, marking the 14th time in a row Billeter has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Deric Kelley, who put up seven points.
The win got Perkins County back to even at 9-9. As for Southwest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-12.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Perkins County will challenge Bayard at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Plainsmen will be up against the Tigers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 50.44 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Southwest, they will square off against Wallace at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Roughriders' defense better be ready for this one: the Wildcats have averaged an impressive 50.2 points per game this season.
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