Preview: Lisbon Broncos vs. Valley City Hi-Liners
Lisbon is 2-8 against Valley City since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Lisbon Broncos will head out on the road to take on the Valley City Hi-Liners at 6:00 p.m. Lisbon is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Lisbon was the victim of a rough 61-36 defeat at the hands of Kindred. While losing is never fun, Lisbon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while Kindred is ranked 20th).
Despite their defeat, Lisbon saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Emerson Schultz, who scored 15 points along with two steals, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Kamryn Hoff, who scored five points.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Valley City's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 60-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northern Cass.
Lisbon has been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 14 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season. As for Valley City, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8.
Lisbon might still be hurting after the 61-36 defeat they got from Valley City in their previous matchup on February 1st. Can Lisbon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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