Cambridge won the last time they faced Southwest, and Brady Ahlemeyer did his part to make sure it happened again. The Cambridge Trojans walked away with a 76-65 victory over the Southwest Roughriders on Friday thanks in part to Ahlemeyer, who went 13 of 23 on his way to 42 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Cambridge's points.
| 01/10/25 vs Southwest | 4 |
| 12/10/24 @ Southern Valley | 3 |
| 12/05/24 vs Hitchcock County | 2 |
| 01/03/25 @ Maywood/Hayes Center | 1 |
| 12/13/24 vs South Loup | 1 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Maverick Webb, who posted ten points along with five assists and four steals. Those four steals gave him a new career-high.
When it comes to explaining why Southwest lost, don't look at Houston Billeter. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 32 points and nine boards. That was a full 49.2% of Southwest's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Deric Kelley was another key player, putting up seven points along with 11 boards and six assists.
The win (which was Cambridge's third in a row) raised their record to 4-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Southwest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.
Cambridge will be playing in front of their home fans against Medicine Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cambridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season. As for Southwest, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 69-42 victory against Wauneta-Palisade on the 11th.
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