Basketball Game Preview: Buena Vista Bison vs. Bishop Neumann Cavaliers

The Buena Vista Bison will take on the Bishop Neumann Cavaliers on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Last Saturday, Buena Vista came up short against Grand Island and fell 49-36. The matchup marked the Bison's lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Bishop Neumann fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Boys Town on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cowboys by a score of 66-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (59), the Cavaliers still had to take the loss.

The defeat snapped Bishop Neumann's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-3 record. As for Buena Vista, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season.

Buena Vista was taken down by Bishop Neumann 85-37 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Buena Vista was down 50-19.