Fillmore Central hadn't done well against Central City recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Fillmore Central Panthers walked away with a 68-60 victory over the Central City Bison. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 66-50 win the Bison walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2024.
| 01/09/25 vs Central City | 8 |
| 01/30/24 vs Wilber-Clatonia | 5 |
| 01/26/24 @ Gibbon | 4 |
| 02/09/24 @ Sutton | 4 |
| 02/20/24 vs Scotus | 4 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fillmore Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daniel Stoner, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 19 points in addition to eight blocks and seven boards. The dominant performance gave Stoner a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiffin Theobald, who posted 17 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
When it comes to explaining why Central City lost, don't look at Karter Negus. Despite the final result, he shot 4-for-5 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards. Truman Ryan was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten boards.
Fillmore Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Central City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-6.
Fillmore Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 80-38 victory against Superior on the 11th. As for Central City, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-33 win against Arcadia/Loup City on the 10th.
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