The Perkins County Plainsmen will head out on the road to challenge the Holyoke Dragons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Perkins County will be strutting in after a win while Holyoke will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Perkins County turned things around against Kimball on Friday. They walked away with a 48-37 victory over the Longhorns.
Meanwhile, Holyoke was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Akron, falling 55-33. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Rams are ranked 85th).
Perkins County's win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Holyoke, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Perkins County took their victory against Holyoke in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 59-33. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Holyoke's Ellie Kleve, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Perkins County still be able to contain Kleve? There's only one way to find out.
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