The Perkins County Plainsmen will face off against the Chase County Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Perkins County is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Sutherland: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Perkins County blew Sutherland out of the water with a 66-22 final score. The Plainsmen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chase County). They breezed by Southern Valley to the tune of 73-26 on Tuesday. With the Longhorns ahead 53-10 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Perkins County better focus on containing James Bomba and Noah Rau as the pair were huge in Chase County's win. Bomba went 5 for 8 en route to 14 points, while Rau made all 5 shots he took to post 11 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Tristan Jablonski, who posted five points and seven assists.
Chase County was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Perkins County's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for Chase County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season.
Perkins County beat Chase County 47-35 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perkins County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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