PRATT, Kan. (Interstat) — The Cloud County Thunderbirds held off the Pratt Beavers 69-67 in a men’s junior college basketball game Wednesday night. Cloud County’s D’ontez Walker and Kaidan Chatham each scored 19 points to lead the Thunderbirds, who improved to 13-11. Pratt’s Scottie Guillory also scored 19 in the loss, dropping the Beavers to 3-20.

Cloud County built a 39-34 halftime lead and maintained a narrow advantage throughout the second half. The Thunderbirds won despite shooting just 3 of 17 from three-point range, offset by a 35-27 rebounding edge and eight blocked shots, four from Elidjah Savane. Pratt stayed close by hitting nine three-pointers but committed 11 turnovers.