The Ravenna Bluejays and the Wood River Eagles will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Ravenna has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Wood River will come in with four straight victories.
Ravenna is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Doniphan-Trumbull on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ravenna was outmatched by Doniphan-Trumbull and fell 78-26. The Bluejays were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-16.
Meanwhile, Wood River didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Arcadia/Loup City on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 60-54 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Rebels are ranked 153rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ravenna's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Wood River, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Ravenna opened the new year with a less-than-successful 66-58 loss to Wood River. Can Ravenna avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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