Having just played yesterday, the Plainview Pirates will get right back to it and host the Bloomfield Bees at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Plainview will be strutting in after a victory while Bloomfield will be coming in after a loss.
Plainview will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Stanton, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Plainview's way against Stanton on Thursday as Plainview made off with a 65-40 win. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a blow against St. Mary's, falling 77-41. The Bees were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-17.
Plainview will need focus on slowing down Keldon Loecker, one of several Bloomfield players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 13 points. The dominant performance gave Loecker a new career-high in points. Beau Eisenhauer was another key player, putting up ten points.
Bloomfield's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Plainview, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
Plainview took their win against Bloomfield in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 70-49. Will Plainview repeat their success, or does Bloomfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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