Seward is 1-9 against York since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Seward Bluejays will take on the York Dukes. Seward knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully York likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, Seward was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to Platteview. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Trojans are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, York came up short against Lakeview on Saturday and fell 53-46. The Dukes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Seward will have to contain Ryan Huston as he made an impact in York's last game. He dropped a double-double with 22 points and 11 boards. That was a full 47.8% of York's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Cayce Hager, who went 5 of 11 to rack up 11 points.
York's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Seward, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Seward couldn't quite finish off York in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 51-48. Can Seward avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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