Bruning-Davenport/Shickley's loss ends three-game winning streak on the road

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 7:07pm

Recap: Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles vs. McCool Junction Mustangs

The Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles lost against the McCool Junction Mustangs last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley was dealt a 60-33 defeat at the hands of McCool Junction. While losing is never fun, Bruning-Davenport/Shickley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while McCool Junction is ranked 45th).

It was another big night for Mckenna Yates, who scored 30 points along with two steals for McCool Junction. That makes it three consecutive games in which Yates has scored at least a third of McCool Junction's points. Another player making a difference was Claire Brugger, who scored nine points along with two steals.

Bruning-Davenport/Shickley's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-14. As for McCool Junction, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with that victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.

Bruning-Davenport/Shickley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for McCool Junction, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Deshler at 6:00 p.m. Deshler's defense has only allowed 30 points per game this season, so McCool Junction's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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