The Central City Bison had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 45-32 win over Lakeview. Given Central City's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Lakeview is ranked 183rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Central City got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ayden Zikmund out in front who scored 16 points along with five assists. Zikmund has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last five times he's played. Jakob Ruhl was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
When it comes to explaining why Lakeview lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jacob Dawson. Despite the final result, he scored 12 points. Another player making a difference was Grayson Vogt, who scored five points along with three blocks.
Central City is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Lakeview, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-14.
Central City's road trip will continue as they head out to face Aurora at 6:45 p.m. on February 20th. Central City is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season. As for Lakeview, they will square off against Scotus at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Lakeview focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Friday.
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