Lewistown is 9-0 against Bushnell-Prairie City since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Lewistown Indians will look to defend their home court against the Bushnell-Prairie City Spartans at 1:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lewistown has five straight wins, Bushnell-Prairie City has 32 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Monday, Lewistown blew past Farmington, posting a 63-31 win on the road.
Lewistown's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Abby Wiegand, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Kruzan, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-12, which was the final score in Bushnell-Prairie City's tilt against Peoria Heights on Thursday. Bushnell-Prairie City was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-6.
Lewistown's victory bumped their record up to 16-13. As for Bushnell-Prairie City, they dropped their record down to 0-25 with that defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Lewistown against Bushnell-Prairie City when the teams last played last Monday as the team secured a 68-13 victory. Will Lewistown repeat their success, or does Bushnell-Prairie City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
