After losing to the Boys Town Cowboys the last time they met, the Bishop Neumann Cavaliers decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Bishop Neumann blew past Boys Town 69-40 on the road. Given Bishop Neumann's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while Boys Town is ranked 101st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Boys Town still got an impressive performance from Darien Whitaker , who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 18 rebounds. The match was Whitaker 's seventh in a row with at least ten points.
Bishop Neumann pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points per game. As for Boys Town, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Bishop Neumann will head out on the road to face off against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder on Tuesday. Boys Town won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Elkhorn at 5:30 p.m. on January 6th. Elkhorn is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 67.1 points per game.
