The Fillmore Central Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Heartland Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fillmore Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Fillmore Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Superior 80-38 on Saturday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Wildcats are ranked 244th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/11/25 vs Superior | 4 |
| 01/09/25 vs Central City | 4 |
| 01/07/25 @ St. Cecilia | 4 |
| 12/28/24 @ Sidney | 3 |
| 12/27/24 vs Chase County | 2 |
Kiffin Theobald continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 of 9 en route to 22 points along with eight boards and four steals. He has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Stoner, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 17 points.
Fillmore Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Heartland over Superior in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Heartland blew Superior out of the water with a 64-28 final score. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Huskies have posted against the Wildcats since January 9, 2018.
Fillmore Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points per game. As for Heartland, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8.
Everything came up roses for Fillmore Central against Heartland when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 69-26 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fillmore Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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