Mitchell waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 48-44 W against the Perkins County Plainsmen. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 68-47 victory the Plainsmen walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Clayton Shultz
| 12/23/25 @ Perkins County | 18 |
| 12/22/25 vs South Platte | 14 |
| 12/20/25 vs Morrill | 8 |
| 12/18/25 @ Hemingford | 6 |
| 12/13/25 @ Pine Bluffs | 6 |
| + 4 more games |
Leading Mitchell to victory were Clayton Shultz and Klayten Thomas. Shultz posted 18 points, while Thomas earned ten points and three steals. Shultz continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Despite the loss, Perkins County still got an impressive performance from Colton Kroeker, who almost dropped a triple-double with 15 points, 12 boards, and nine steals. With that strong performance, Kroeker is now averaging an impressive 2.8 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Ethan Swesey, who had 11 points.
Mitchell picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 4-5. As for Perkins County, their record now sits at 3-5.
Mitchell will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Southeast at 7:00 p.m. on January 6th. As for Perkins County, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 68-40 victory against Hemingford on the 3rd.
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