The Chambers/Wheeler Central Renegades will venture away from home to  challenge the Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers  at 6:00  p.m.  on Thursday. Both  have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Chambers/Wheeler Central and eight for Newman Grove/St. Edward.
Chambers/Wheeler Central is headed into the  match out to prove that what happened against Niobrara/Verdigre  on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Chambers/Wheeler Central lost  52-28 to Niobrara/Verdigre.
 Despite the  loss, Chambers/Wheeler Central had strong showings from  Annabel Waldo, who  posted 13 points, and  Ella Moses, who  earned eight  points.
 Meanwhile,  it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose  63-33, which was the final score in Newman Grove/St. Edward's tilt against Archangels Catholic on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage  in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings  (they are ranked 280th, while the Defenders are ranked 104th).
 Newman Grove/St. Edward's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Chambers/Wheeler Central, they now  have a losing record at 8-9.
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