The Boyd County Spartans struggled with assists on Thursday (the Ainsworth Bulldogs had 11 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Boyd County was beaten by Ainsworth 64-37. Boyd County was down 51-24 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Boyd County lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Derris Hansen, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Hoffman, who scored six points along with two steals.
Ainsworth got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Carter Nelson out in front who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Nelson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Trey Appelt was another key contributor, scoring 21 points along with eight rebounds.
Boyd County's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Ainsworth, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-7.
Boyd County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ainsworth, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Axtell at 5:00 p.m. Ainsworth is on a three-game streak of home wins, Axtell a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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