The High Plains Storm will take on the Heartland Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. High Plains is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
High Plains will head into Thursday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 44) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Nebraska Lutheran, sneaking past 46-43. The 46-point effort marked the Storm's lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Heartland suffered their biggest defeat since December 10, 2024 on Thursday. They lost 79-59 to Fillmore Central. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Panthers are ranked 49th).
High Plains has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Heartland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
High Plains came up short against Heartland when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 58-46. Can High Plains avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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