The Oakland-Craig Knights will take on the West Point-Beemer Cadets at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Oakland-Craig is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: North Bend Central, who was ranked 20th at the time (Oakland-Craig was ranked 17th). Oakland-Craig fell 54-42 to North Bend Central on Thursday. The matchup marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, West Point-Beemer ended up a good deal behind Pender on Thursday and lost 44-29. While the Cadets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pendragons 14-10 in the first quarter.
Oakland-Craig will need to focus on slowing down Addison Toelle, one of several West Point-Beemer players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 12 points. What's more, Toelle also posted a 80% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2023. Mia Hunke was another key player, putting up five points and six rebounds.
Oakland-Craig's defeat dropped their record down to 17-3. As for West Point-Beemer, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5.
Oakland-Craig didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against West Point-Beemer in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 49-45 victory. Will Oakland-Craig repeat their success, or does West Point-Beemer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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