David City and Fillmore Central are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The David City Scouts just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Fillmore Central Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
David City will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Cross County, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. David City walked away with a 37-24 win over Cross County on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Scouts' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Cougars are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fillmore Central). They blew past Heartland 63-28 on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The victory got David City back to even at 7-7. As for Fillmore Central, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8.
David City was able to grind out a solid victory over Fillmore Central when the teams last played back in January of 2023, winning 46-39. Will David City repeat their success, or does Fillmore Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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