Dundy County-Stratton is 10-0 against Wauneta-Palisade since December of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Dundy County-Stratton Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dundy County-Stratton has three straight victories, Wauneta-Palisade has 18 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Dundy County-Stratton stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 62-39 margin over Medicine Valley. Given Dundy County-Stratton's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Medicine Valley is ranked 219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dundy County-Stratton relied on the efforts of Jackson Kerchal, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Lane Bybee, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds. Kerchal also posted eight assists for the first time this season. August Shaw was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 75-32, which was the final score in Wauneta-Palisade's tilt against Maywood/Hayes Center last Friday. Wauneta-Palisade was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-18.
Dundy County-Stratton has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Wauneta-Palisade, they dropped their record down to 0-17 with that loss, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Dundy County-Stratton against Wauneta-Palisade in their previous meeting back in January as the squad secured a 62-22 win. In that match, Dundy County-Stratton amassed a halftime lead of 30-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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