The Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Fairbury Jeffs at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Cross County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Cross County an easy 51-26 win. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Fairbury lost to Centennial at home by a 49-33 margin last Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Jeffs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Broncos are ranked 38th).
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley will have to contain James Martin as he made an impact in Fairbury's last game. He went 5 of 12 on his way to 15 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Bruning-Davenport/Shickley and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Fairbury, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley and Fairbury were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but Bruning-Davenport/Shickley came up empty-handed after a 33-32 loss. Can Bruning-Davenport/Shickley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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