Basketball Game Preview: Chadron Cardinals vs. Douglas Bearcats

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cardinals take on the Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Chadron is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Valentine on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Chadron came up short against Valentine, falling 76-55. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Douglas had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.6 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They blew past the Dogies 81-45. The Bearcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 22 points or more this season.

Douglas pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.4 points over those games. As for Chadron, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.