Wilber-Clatonia is 1-9 against Freeman since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wilber-Clatonia Wolverines will head out on the road to face off against the Freeman Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Wilber-Clatonia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.7 points per game this season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Wilber-Clatonia turned things around against Fairbury on Thursday. They came out on top against the Jeffs by a score of 53-43.
| 01/16/25 @ Fairbury | 14 |
| 12/21/24 @ Fillmore Central | 12 |
| 12/20/24 @ Sandy Creek | 12 |
| 12/21/23 @ Central City | 11 |
| 12/30/24 vs Bruning-Davenport/Shickley | 10 |
Wilber-Clatonia's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cooper Palmer led the charge by going 6 for 10 en route to 14 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Palmer a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Zajicek, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Freeman earned a 59-52 victory over Malcolm on Tuesday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Clippers are ranked 56th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Freeman pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Wilber-Clatonia, their record now sits at 8-6.
Wilber-Clatonia came up short against Freeman when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 43-31. Can Wilber-Clatonia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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