The Sutherland Sailors will venture away from home to face off against the Medicine Valley Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Sutherland and six for Medicine Valley.
Sutherland is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hitchcock County on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sutherland came up short against Hitchcock County, falling 56-34.
Meanwhile, Medicine Valley lost 51-29 to Mullen on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Broncos are ranked 91st).
Sutherland will have to contain Remmi Stout as she made an impact in Medicine Valley's last game. She dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Medicine Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Medicine Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Sutherland, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
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