The Southern Valley Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Holdrege Dusters at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Southern Valley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Chase County on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southern Valley was dealt a 73-26 loss at the hands of Chase County. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Holdrege came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Patriots as they made off with a 74-54 win. The Dusters have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.
Southern Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Holdrege, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Southern Valley ended up a good deal behind Holdrege when the teams last played back in January of 2024, losing 77-61. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Holdrege's Garret Johnson, who went 9 for 20 on his way to 25 points and three steals. Now that Southern Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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