The Heartland Huskies will head out to challenge the Exeter-Milligan/Friend Bobcats on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Heartland and eight for Exeter-Milligan/Friend.
On Tuesday, Heartland came up short against Nebraska Christian and fell 57-47.
Meanwhile, Exeter-Milligan/Friend played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Johnson-Brock 62-22. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Eagles are ranked 16th).
Heartland will have to contain Taylin Schluter as she made an impact in Exeter-Milligan/Friend's last game. She posted ten points. That was a full 45.5% of Exeter-Milligan/Friend's points, marking the third time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Abby Klooz also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Heartland's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Exeter-Milligan/Friend, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Heartland came up short against Exeter-Milligan/Friend in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 44-38. Can Heartland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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