Rawlins County proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 44) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-53 victory over the Greeley County Jackrabbits. The win was all the more spectacular given the Buffaloes' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Jackrabbits are ranked 114th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rawlins County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tru Dewey, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaun Lare, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Buffaloes
| 01/17/25 vs Greeley County | 14 |
| 01/14/25 vs Triplains/Brewster | 13 |
| 01/07/25 @ Trego | 8 |
| 12/20/24 vs Hitchcock County | 8 |
| 01/10/25 @ Wallace County | 5 |
Rawlins County was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Rawlins County's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-6. As for Greeley County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Rawlins County will square off against Dighton at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dighton will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Rawlins County surely won't give up without a fight. As for Greeley County, they will face off against St. Francis at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Greeley County is facing St. Francis at the right time seeing as St. Francis is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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