You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Fort Calhoun Pioneers's strategy against the Arlington Eagles on Tuesday. Fort Calhoun enjoyed a cozy 58-42 win over the Eagles. Given Fort Calhoun's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Eagles are ranked 142nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Calhoun's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Grayson Bouwman, who scored 20 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Declyn Otte, who scored 13 points.
Arlington lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Trent Koger, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Koger is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last eight games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaxson Burns, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
Fort Calhoun is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Arlington, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Fort Calhoun will be playing at home against the Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Nebraska City is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak. As for Arlington, they will head out on the road to challenge the Cougars on Friday. Conestoga will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
