On Friday, Sandhills Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 42-37 to Perkins County.
Sandhills Valley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cooper Layher, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Isaac Goosey, who scored seven points along with four steals.
Sandhills Valley struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Sandhills Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. As for Perkins County, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 17-5.
Sandhills Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Perkins County, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Maywood/Hayes Center at 7:30 p.m. Perkins County is on a five-game streak of home wins, Maywood/Hayes Center a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
