The Lexington Minutemen will head out to square off against the Cozad Haymakers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lexington has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Cozad will arrive with four straight wins.
On Tuesday, Lexington took a blow against McCook, falling 61-14. While losing is never fun, the Minutemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Bison are ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, Cozad was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Amherst 61-34. The Haymakers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Cozad is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Lexington, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Lexington came up short against Cozad in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 60-47. Can Lexington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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