The Creighton Bulldogs will face off against the Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Creighton will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 23) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Chambers/Wheeler Central out 42-40.
Meanwhile, Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 43-40 win over West Holt. The 43-point effort marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s win came from a few key players Creighton will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alec Schindler, who posted eight points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Cheatum, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points and four steals.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Creighton, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Creighton won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, slipping by Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] 43-42. Does Creighton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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