Just nine days removed from their previous meeting, a game that Sutton would down Sandy Creek 54-50 on Jan. 29, the Mustangs and Cougars locked horns once again, this time in the consolation finals of the 2015 Southern Nebraska Conference tournament in Milford.
One could call the Sandy Creek Cougars the heart attack kids, as slow starts in each of their past two games, a 54-50 loss at Sutton and in the first round of the Southern Nebraska Conference tournament Feb. 5, would leave Cougar fans breathing heavy after the first quarter in each game
With three girls reaching double figures offensively, the Sutton Fillies, powered by a 19-8 second quarter run, would hand the Sandy Creek girls their ninth loss in 17 games in Sutton Thursday, with a 43-26 win over the Lady Cougars. Savannah Schurman’s 12 point
Sutton’s McKaylea Andersen battles for a loose ball with a Tri County player Saturday afternoon during the Fillies’ 64-28 win, improving Sutton to 10-3 on the year.
A pair of easy wins in Southern Nebraska Conference play would see the Sutton Fillies improve to 10-3 on the year. Sutton downed Thayer Central on the road 59-7, before blasting Tri County Saturday afternoon 64-28.