Basketball Game Preview: North Bend Central Tigers vs. Howells-Dodge Jaguars

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Previous Games

02/03/25 - Neutral	44-38 W
02/08/24 - Away	51-33 W
02/09/23 - Home	66-25 W
02/10/22 - Away	50-32 W
01/31/22 - Neutral	57-40 W
+ 5 more games

North Bend Central is a perfect 10-0 against Howells-Dodge since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Tigers duke it out with the Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

North Bend Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Tekamah-Herman, posting a 68-17 win. Given North Bend Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while Tekamah-Herman is ranked 247th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Howells-Dodge over Twin River in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Howells-Dodge blew Twin River out of the water with a 58-28 final score. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Howells-Dodge pushed their record up to 15-7 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points over those games. As for North Bend Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.

North Bend Central didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Howells-Dodge in their previous meeting last Monday, but they still walked away with a 44-38 win. Does North Bend Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Howells-Dodge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.