The Northwest Vikings will face off against the Boys Town Cowboys on Thursday. One thing working in Northwest's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.
On Tuesday, Northwest didn't have too much trouble with North Platte as they won 59-43. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Boys Town ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They snuck past Wayne with a 56-52 victory.
Boys Town is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Northwest, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
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