Basketball Game Preview: Pawnee City Indians vs. Weeping Water Indians

The Pawnee City Indians will face off against the Weeping Water Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pawnee City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season.

Pawnee City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Sterling 67-26 on Monday. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Jets are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Pawnee City had a senior duo take command as Jett Farwell went 7 of 11 on his way to 16 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals and Anthony Kling went 9 for 14 on his way to 19 points in addition to five boards and four steals. The game was Farwell's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Menninga, who posted seven points and three steals.

Pawnee City was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Weeping Water ended up a good deal behind Southern on Thursday and lost 58-43. The Indians were down 46-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Pawnee City pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Weeping Water, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.

Pawnee City came up short against Weeping Water when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 41-37. Will Pawnee City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.