Cambridge came into Saturday's game looking for another win against Southwest, but Houston Billeter wouldn't allow it. The Southwest Roughriders secured a 69-65 W over the Cambridge Trojans on Saturday thanks in part to Billeter, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten boards. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Southwest's points.
| 01/25/25 vs Cambridge | 6 |
| 12/20/24 vs Arapahoe | 4 |
| 12/17/24 vs Alma | 3 |
| 01/14/25 vs Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] | 2 |
| 01/03/25 vs Franklin | 2 |
Jacob Barber was another key player, putting up eight points and six assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists.
Cambridge's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hodge Raburn, who went 8 of 14 en route to 24 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Raburn is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Krayton Ruggles, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards.
The win made it two in a row for Southwest and bumps their season record up to 6-9. As for Cambridge, the loss snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 8-7 record.
Southwest will take on Bertrand in a tournament on Tuesday. One thing working in Bertrand's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests. As for Cambridge, they will face off against Southern Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cambridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.8 points per game this season.
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