The Cozad Haymakers and the Nebraska Christian Eagles will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Cozad is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.7 points per game this season.
Cozad is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Adams Central just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 48-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Haymakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Patriots are ranked fourth).
The match pitted two dominant forwards against one another in Olliver Davis and Hunter Nepple. Nepple had a great game and posted 23 points. Meanwhile, Davis did his best for the losing side, going 7 for 13 on his way to 17 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Nebraska Christian played a tough matchup on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 76-37 loss at the hands of Sutton. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-15.
Nebraska Christian dropped their record down to 3-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cozad, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
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