The Axtell Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Pawnee City Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Axtell is coming into the match hot, having won their last 12 games.
Last Friday, Axtell earned a 69-57 win over Hanover.
Meanwhile, Pawnee City ended up a good deal behind Exeter-Milligan/Friend on Thursday and lost 73-59. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Bobcats are ranked 31st).
Pawnee City's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Axtell, they pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Axtell didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pawnee City in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 61-57 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pawnee City's Jett Farwell, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Axtell still be able to contain Farwell? There's only one way to find out.
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