On Thursday, Holdrege faced Cozad in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Holdrege Dusters walked away with an 82-73 win over the Cozad Haymakers. This was a revenge game for the Dusters: when they faced off against the Haymakers last Friday, they had to take a 69-58 defeat.
Several Haymakers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Chayden Hoffmaster, who went 8 for 12 en route to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Hoffmaster a new career-high. Mason Fales was another key player, going 6 of 11 on his way to 18 points.
Holdrege is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30 points. As for Cozad, their loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Holdrege will head out to challenge St. Paul at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th. As for Cozad, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Minden at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cozad knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Minden likes a good challenge.
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