Basketball Game Preview: Central City Bison vs. Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals

The Central City Bison will take on the Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals in a tournament on Thursday. Central City is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.

Central City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Arcadia/Loup City, posting a 71-39 win.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Doniphan-Trumbull duked it out withSt. Paul on Tuesday. Doniphan-Trumbull claimed a resounding 70-42 victory over St. Paul. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 22 points or more this season.

Central City is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Doniphan-Trumbull, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.

Central City came up short against Doniphan-Trumbull in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 51-46. Can Central City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.