The Heartland Huskies are taking a road trip to take on the Riverside Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Heartland lost to McCool Junction on the road by a 60-46 margin. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 64th).
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Riverside's good fortune finally ran out last Saturday. They fell to Elgin/Pope John 60-56.
Heartland will have to contain Dane Schalk as he made an impact in Riverside's last game. He posted 29 points. The dominant performance gave Schalk a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Molt, who put up 15 points.
Heartland dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Heartland strolled past Riverside in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 68-52. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Riverside's Drew Carraher, who earned 22 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Heartland still be able to contain Carraher? There's only one way to find out.
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