The Battle Creek Braves just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Norfolk Catholic Knights at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Norfolk Catholic took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Battle Creek, who comes in off a win.
Battle Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Crofton 93-64. The Braves pushed the score to 75-54 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Catholic was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 45-40 to Wayne. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Blue Devils are ranked ninth).
Norfolk Catholic's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Battle Creek, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6.
Battle Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Norfolk Catholic in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 54-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Battle Creek since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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