Having just played yesterday, the David City Scouts will head out on the road to face off against the Fillmore Central Panthers at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday. David City has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while Fillmore Central will come in with four straight wins.
On Friday, David City lost to Cross County on the road by a 44-28 margin. While losing is never fun, the Scouts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Cougars are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Fillmore Central on Thursday. Everything went their way against Heartland as Fillmore Central made off with a 79-59 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
David City better keep an eye on Daniel Stoner. He was instrumental in Fillmore Central's win, almost dropping a double-double on 31 points and nine boards. Those 31 points gave Stoner a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiffin Theobald, who went 8 of 20 on his way to 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Fillmore Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.6 points per game. As for David City, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
David City and Fillmore Central were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, but David City came up empty-handed after a 46-45 defeat. Can David City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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