The Sandy Creek Cougars will take on the Parkview Christian Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Sandy Creek has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Friday, Sandy Creek was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 72-67 to Milford. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (58), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Sandy Creek got top-tier performance from Ethan Shaw, who posted 27 points and eight boards. That was a full 40.3% of Sandy Creek's points, marking the fourth time in a row Shaw has earned more than a third of the team's points. Kamerin Sealey was another key player, putting up 13 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Sandy Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 65 points the game before, Parkview Christian was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They were beaten by Pawnee City 67-30. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Indians are ranked 86th).
Parkview Christian dropped their record down to 11-10 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Sandy Creek, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season.
Sandy Creek strolled past Parkview Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2014 by a score of 78-59. Will Sandy Creek repeat their success, or does Parkview Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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