Basketball Game Preview: Wauneta-Palisade Broncos vs. South Platte Blue Knights

By Team Reports Dec 20, 2024, 2:10am

Basketball Preview: Wauneta-Palisade Broncos vs. South Platte Blue Knights

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The Wauneta-Palisade Broncos and the South Platte Blue Knights will compete for holiday cheer at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Wauneta-Palisade is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Dundy County-Stratton on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wauneta-Palisade was dealt a 70-23 loss at the hands of Dundy County-Stratton. The contest marked the Broncos' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Meanwhile, South Platte was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 45-40 to Hyannis. The defeat continues a trend for the Blue Knights in their matchups with the Longhorns: they've now lost nine in a row.

South Platte's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Wauneta-Palisade, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Wauneta-Palisade came up short against South Platte in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 44-40. Can Wauneta-Palisade avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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