Jaycee Gadeken
| 02/11/25 vs Bloomfield | 89% |
| 12/10/24 @ Elgin/Pope John | 69% |
| 01/28/25 @ West Holt | 60% |
| 01/10/25 vs Plainview | 53% |
| 12/17/24 vs St. Mary's | 50% |
If Bloomfield wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Neligh-Oakdale, they should've done a better job of containing Jaycee Gadeken. The Neligh-Oakdale Warriors walked away with a 59-47 win over the Bloomfield Bees on Tuesday thanks in part to Gadeken, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in shooting accuracy (89%).
Bree Kester was another key player, putting up seven points along with six assists and four steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played.
Despite the defeat, Bloomfield saw an underclassman step up: freshman Madyson Mlady posted 20 points and six rebounds. That was a full 42.6% of Bloomfield's points, marking the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Haley Eisenhauer, who had nine points.
Neligh-Oakdale's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 6-15. As for Bloomfield, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Neligh-Oakdale will venture away from home to face off against Chambers/Wheeler Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neligh-Oakdale has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Bloomfield, they will head out to challenge Creighton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bloomfield is facing Creighton at the right time seeing as Creighton is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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