The Ravenna Bluejays will take on the Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Ravenna was beaten by Shelton 59-32. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 98th).
Meanwhile, Doniphan-Trumbull entered their matchup against Concordia on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Doniphan-Trumbull fell 51-38 to Concordia. While the Cardinals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 15-11 in the first quarter.
Ravenna will need focus on slowing down Ty Bennett, one of several Doniphan-Trumbull players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 for 11 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Poppe, who posted ten points and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Ravenna and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Doniphan-Trumbull, their defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3.
Ravenna took a serious blow against Doniphan-Trumbull in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 82-40. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Ravenna was down 48-20.
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