Central Springs hasn't had much luck against Nashua-Plainfield recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Central Springs Panthers will be playing at home against the Nashua-Plainfield Huskies at 7:45 p.m.
Central Springs is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Newman Catholic and fell 72-29. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Knights are ranked 90th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nashua-Plainfield). They came out on top against Riceville by a score of 81-71 on Tuesday. While the Huskies didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The win made it two in a row for Nashua-Plainfield and bumps their season record up to 6-4. As for Central Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Central Springs came out on top in a nail-biter against Nashua-Plainfield when the teams last played back in January of 2024, sneaking past 76-73. Will Central Springs repeat their success, or does Nashua-Plainfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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