The Crofton Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Creighton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crofton is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Crofton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were outmatched by Battle Creek and fell 93-64. The Warriors were down 75-54 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Crofton might have lost, but man, Trevor Allen was a machine: he posted 20 points. Another player making a difference was Jace Panning, who put up 11 points.
Meanwhile, Creighton played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 69-29 loss at the hands of Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Bobcats are ranked 27th).
Creighton's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Crofton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Crofton and Creighton were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2020, but Crofton came up empty-handed after a 54-53 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Creighton's John Mitchell III, who went 13 of 21 on his way to 40 points and three steals. Now that Crofton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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