Cozad is 1-9 against Ogallala since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Cozad Haymakers will challenge the Ogallala Indians at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cozad comes in on seven and Ogallala on 17.
Cozad is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Holdrege, who was ranked 15th at the time (Cozad was ranked 23rd). Cozad came out on top against Holdrege by a score of 69-58 on Friday.
| 01/31/25 vs Holdrege | 6 |
| 01/18/24 @ Lexington | 5 |
| 02/02/24 vs Minden | 5 |
| 02/08/24 @ Broken Bow | 5 |
| 01/07/25 vs Ord | 5 |
Cozad's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Noah Shoemaker, who went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points in addition to six assists and three steals. The dominant performance gave Shoemaker a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Chayden Hoffmaster, who went 9 of 16 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Ogallala earned a 58-48 win over Gothenburg on Friday.
Cozad is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Ogallala, their victory bumped their record up to 17-0.
Cozad couldn't quite finish off Ogallala in their previous meeting back in January and fell 65-63. Can Cozad avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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