The Plainview Pirates will square off against the Creighton Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Plainview came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They had to suffer through a 58-28 loss at the hands of O'Neill. The Pirates were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-24.
Riley Miller
| 02/11/25 @ O'Neill | 75% |
| 01/24/25 @ Wynot | 63% |
| 02/06/25 vs Lutheran-Northeast | 58% |
| 12/27/24 vs Santee | 56% |
| 01/30/25 vs Cedar Catholic | 50% |
Despite the loss, Plainview saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Riley Miller dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Miller a new career-high in shooting accuracy (75%).
Even though they lost, Plainview smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. This was only their 12th loss (out of 14 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, Creighton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against Bloomfield, falling 57-34.
Plainview's loss was their tenth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Creighton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.
Everything went Plainview's way against Creighton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Plainview made off with a 60-37 win. Does Plainview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Creighton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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