Basketball Game Preview: Central City Bison vs. McCool Junction Mustangs

The Central City Bison will take on the McCool Junction Mustangs in a tournament on Monday. Central City has given up an average of 58.7 points per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Central City is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Saturday. They took a 78-61 bruising from Elm Creek. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Buffaloes are ranked sixth).

Meanwhile, McCool Junction lost to Yutan on the road by a 58-42 margin on Saturday. The matchup marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Central City now has a losing record of 3-4. As for McCool Junction, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.