David City was the 76-34 winner over East Butler when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The David City Scouts fell 64-57 to the East Butler Tigers on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Scouts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Tigers are ranked 75th).
Despite the loss, David City had strong showings from Reese Svoboda, who went 9 of 19 en route to 25 points and eight rebounds, and Cohen Denker, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 20 points and three steals. That was a full 35.1% of David City's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Hlavac, who put up six points and four steals.
David City's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-8. As for East Butler, the win keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
David City wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 48-25 loss against Milford on the 11th. As for East Butler, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 73-25 victory against Palmer on the 10th.
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