Basketball Recap: Wyatt Jordan's Big Game Can't Quite Lead New Bloomfield over Prairie Home

It was a proper cat-fight when New Bloomfield challenged Prairie Home on Monday. The New Bloomfield Wildcats came up short against the Prairie Home Panthers, falling 76-56. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the Panthers are ranked 124th).

New Bloomfield lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Wyatt Jordan, who went 7 for 15 en route to 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jacob Fuhriman, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 18 points.

Wildcats

Previous 4 Games

01/20/25 @ Prairie Home	56-76
01/17/25 vs Eldon	64-66
01/15/25 vs Russellville	63-70
01/14/25 vs South Callaway	45-76

Even though they lost, New Bloomfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive matches.

New Bloomfield has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Prairie Home, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.

New Bloomfield and Fayette will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played. New Bloomfield is facing Fayette at the right time seeing as Fayette is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Prairie Home, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Community at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Prairie Home's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matches.