The Oakland-Craig Knights lost against the Howells-Dodge Jaguars back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. Oakland-Craig fell just short of Howells-Dodge by a score of 37-34. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Oakland-Craig in their matchups with Howells-Dodge: they've now lost four in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Oakland-Craig lost, one person who can't be blamed is Braylon Anderson. Despite the final result, he scored 12 points along with 8 rebounds. Anderson scored a full 35.3% of Oakland-Craig's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Pearson, who scored 6 points along with 7 rebounds.
Oakland-Craig has yet to win a contest at home this season, leaving them with a 2-3 record. As for Howells-Dodge, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oakland-Craig will take on Winnebago at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Nebraska (Winnebago is ranked 70th, while Oakland-Craig is ranked 62nd). As for Howells-Dodge, they will be playing at home against West Point-Beemer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
