Raiders Drop Another Two

Sidney's Red Raider Basketball team continued to struggle with wins, dropping two more contests against Gering and Scottsbluff.

On Friday, Sidney traveled to Gering to face the Bulldogs for the third time this season, hoping to finally get the best of their rival. After falling by 33 points in their last meeting, the Raiders' offense was able to handle the Bulldogs' defense and led by a 12-to-11 score at the end of the first period.

Gering started to get their offensive rhythm in gear, outscoring the Sidney squad in the second period on their way to a 28-to-23 halftime lead.

Sidney continued to play hard, cutting the lead to 41-to-37 by the end of the third period with an aggressive defensive effort. Sidney battled through the fourth quarter, and the Raiders' Eli Ahrens, Nolan Stoll and Dylan Gunkel all fouled out trying to stop the Gering offense. Sidney continued to score, but Gering did also and were able to do a great job at the charity stripe down the stretch, making 9-of-10 free throws in the fourth quarter to finish the game. Sidney fell by a final score of 56-to-50, a closer game overall but still a losing effort for the Raiders.

Sidney hoped the fine play on Friday would carry over to Saturday against Scottsbluff, but the Bearcats experience and strong offense pulled out to an 18-to-11 lead and never looked back, going up by 22 to end the first half 48-to-26.

The offense continued for Scottsbluff, triggering the running clock due to a 40 point lead while still in the third quarter, and Sidney fell by a final score of 82-38. Senior Skylar Heineman scored 15 points in the loss for the Raiders.

The Red Raiders travel to Chadron on Friday to take on the Cardinals.