Basketball Recap: Central Plains Piles Up the Points Against Skyline

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sterling, Central Plains was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 49-18 victory over the Skyline Thunderbirds. The Oilers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/16/25 vs Skyline	49-18
01/11/25 vs Macksville	53-50
12/20/24 vs Thomas More Prep-Marian	47-30
12/10/24 vs Phillipsburg	55-34
02/15/24 vs Canton-Galva	56-37
+ 2 more games

Central Plains' win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points per game. As for Skyline, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.

Central Plains has already played their next contest (against Victoria), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Skyline won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Fairfield at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Skyline is facing Fairfield at the right time seeing as Fairfield is stuck on a three-game losing streak.