The Battle Creek Braves will venture away from home to face off against the O'Neill Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Battle Creek is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Battle Creek was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 55-49 to Cedar Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Trojans are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, O'Neill played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 73-49 to Ord. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Battle Creek will have to contain Turner Heiss as he made an impact in O'Neill's last game. He almost dropped a double-double with 26 points and nine rebounds. Heiss has become a key player for O'Neill: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 20 points, but 7-11 otherwise. Porter Mathews was another key player, putting up six points.
Battle Creek's record now sits at 10-12. As for O'Neill, their record now sits at 9-12.
Battle Creek skirted past O'Neill 53-51 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Does Battle Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will O'Neill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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