The St. Paul Wildcats will challenge the Cozad Haymakers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
St. Paul is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Holdrege on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Paul was outmatched by Holdrege and fell 61-25. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-10.
Meanwhile, Cozad was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 45-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Broken Bow. While losing is never fun, the Haymakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Indians are ranked 53rd).
St. Paul has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. As for Cozad, their loss dropped their record down to 5-18.
St. Paul beat Cozad 41-29 in their previous matchup back in December of 2018. Will St. Paul repeat their success, or does Cozad have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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