The Ponca Indians will challenge the O'Neill Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ponca will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Ponca didn't have too much trouble with Wakefield as they won 46-31. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Trojans are ranked 183rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, O'Neill waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They snuck past the Cardinals with a 51-46 victory.
Ponca pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for O'Neill, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
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