Preview: Archbishop Bergan Knights vs. Bishop Neumann Cavaliers
The Archbishop Bergan Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bishop Neumann Cavaliers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Archbishop Bergan has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Bishop Neumann will arrive with four straight wins.
Archbishop Bergan pushed their score all the way to 61 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 65-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Boys Town.
Despite the loss, Archbishop Bergan had strong showings from Logan Eggen, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds, and Gavin Baker, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson Pruss, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Bishop Neumann's strategy against Yutan on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bishop Neumann blew Yutan out of the water with a 60-20 final score. Given Bishop Neumann's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Yutan is ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Archbishop Bergan's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-6. As for Bishop Neumann, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Archbishop Bergan came up short against Bishop Neumann in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 45-40. Will Archbishop Bergan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
