Basketball Recap: Broken Bow Piles Up the Points Against Ainsworth

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Broken Bow). They claimed a resounding 74-37 victory over the Ainsworth Bulldogs. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Indians had established a 26 point advantage.

Despite the loss, Ainsworth saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Gracyn Painter dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 boards. That was a full 35.1% of Ainsworth's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.

Indians

Previous Games (Away)

12/20/24 @ Ainsworth	74-37
12/10/24 @ Amherst	59-30
12/06/24 @ Holdrege	29-19
02/06/24 @ Ord	71-48
02/03/24 @ Ogallala	57-48
+ 3 more games

Broken Bow's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Ainsworth, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Broken Bow didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-29 victory against St. Paul on the 21st. As for Ainsworth, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 45-36 defeat against Cozad on the 21st.