The Crete Cardinals lost against the Scottsbluff Bearcats back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. Crete fell just short of Scottsbluff by a score of 52-49. Crete has struggled against Scottsbluff recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Crete still got an impressive performance from Anna Hohlen, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Those six rebounds set a new season-high mark for her. Another player making a difference was Amelia Hohlen, who scored 16 points.
Crete's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Scottsbluff, they pushed their record up to 7-5 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Crete is on the road again on Friday and play against York on January 12th. Hopefully York focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Saturday. Scottsbluff and Central will face off on January 12th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Central presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Scottsbluff in their respective states (Central is ranked 19th in Wyoming, while Scottsbluff is ranked 82nd in Nebraska).
