McCook hasn't had much luck against Alliance recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 3:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played. McCook will be strutting in after a victory while Alliance will be coming in after a defeat.
McCook is returning to their home court after beating Ogallala on theirs, despite the fact Ogallala has dominated at home this season. McCook walked away with a 64-56 win over Ogallala on Friday.
Meanwhile, Alliance was beaten by Scottsbluff 55-26 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Bearcats are ranked 112th).
Alliance dropped their record down to 3-17 with the loss, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for McCook, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7.
McCook couldn't quite finish off Alliance when the teams last played back in February of 2018 and fell 49-47. Can McCook avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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