The Aurora Huskies will face off against the Milford Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Milford will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Aurora extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday. The Huskies walked away with a 57-47 victory over Hastings. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Tigers are ranked 222nd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Milford fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Malcolm on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 69-62 to the Clippers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (56), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Aurora will need to focus on slowing down Colby Rautenberg, one of several Milford players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds. With that strong performance, Rautenberg is now averaging an impressive 8.5 boards per game. Another player making a difference was Landon Roth, who shot 41% from the field to rack up 21 points.
Milford's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Aurora, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Everything went Aurora's way against Milford when the teams last played back in January of 2025, as Aurora made off with a 53-32 victory. Do the Huskies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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