The Sutherland Sailors will venture away from home to face off against the Cambridge Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sutherland has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Cambridge will come in with four straight victories.
Sutherland is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Perkins County on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sutherland was outmatched by Perkins County and fell 66-22. While losing is never fun, the Sailors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Plainsmen are ranked 54th).
Sutherland got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Mason Mortimer and Jackson Saner, who each put up six points. Mortimer also led the team in rebounds with six. Ethan Holm took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Cambridge ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Medicine Valley, sneaking past 63-60. The win almost wasn't to be: the Trojans were down 39-24 in the second quarter.
Cambridge's win came from a few key players Sutherland will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Maverick Webb, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 21 points. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Hodge Raburn, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Cambridge's record is now 5-6. As for Sutherland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Sutherland was taken down by Cambridge 61-17 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Thankfully for Sutherland, Brohdey Wood (who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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