The New Bloomfield Wildcats lost against the Linn Wildcats back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. New Bloomfield fell 58-47 to Linn. New Bloomfield has struggled against Linn recently, as their match on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
New Bloomfield lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jacob Fuhriman, who scored 13 points along with four steals. Another player making a difference was Andrew Fouch, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
New Bloomfield's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Linn, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season.
New Bloomfield will face off against South Callaway at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Callaway knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five games -- so hopefully New Bloomfield likes a good challenge. Linn will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Eugene at 6:00 p.m. on January 30th.
