Bloomfield piles up the points against Neligh-Oakdale

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 3:26pm

Recap: Bloomfield Bees vs. Neligh-Oakdale Warriors

The Bloomfield Bees scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Neligh-Oakdale 69-32 at home. Perhaps unsurprisinly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

It was another big night for Layne Warrior, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Wiley Ziegler, who scored 12 points.

Loss or not, Neligh-Oakdale got some senior leadership from Chase Furstenau and Colson Krebs. Furstenau scored 18 points along with three steals, while Krebs. scored eight points along with six assists and two steals. That was a full 56.3% of Neligh-Oakdale's points, marking the 15th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.

The victory was the third in a row for Bloomfield, bringing their record for this year to 11-7. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Neligh-Oakdale, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.

Bloomfield will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Creighton at 7:30 p.m. Bloomfield is facing Creighton at the right time seeing as Creighton is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Neligh-Oakdale, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wausa at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neligh-Oakdale is coming into the matchup with 14 straight losses at home, meaning Wausa will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.

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