Basketball Game Preview: Deshler Dragons vs. Red Cloud Warriors

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02/06/25 - Neutral	44-56 L
02/08/24 - Away	18-34 L
02/03/24 - Neutral	40-32 W
02/09/23 - Home	40-53 L
02/04/23 - Neutral	23-47 L
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Deshler and Red Cloud are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Deshler Dragons will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Red Cloud Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Deshler has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

Deshler is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Giltner: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Deshler blew Giltner out of the water with a 65-16 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-8.

Red Cloud has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-52 heartbreaker at the hands of Kenesaw.

Deshler will have to contain Gage Ely as he made an impact in Red Cloud's last game. He went 11 for 21 to rack up 25 points and five rebounds. Ely is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Mason Bolin, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten boards.

Red Cloud's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Deshler, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.

Deshler came up short against Red Cloud when the teams last played on Thursday, falling 56-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ely, who almost dropped a double-double with 27 points and nine steals. Now that Deshler knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.