The Cedar Catholic Trojans are taking a road trip to challenge the Plainview Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Cedar Catholic earned a 63-54 victory over Ponca. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Meanwhile, Plainview hadn't done well against Hartington-Newcastle recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Plainview took down Hartington-Newcastle 67-51. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Wildcats are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cedar Catholic is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.9 points per game. As for Plainview, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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