The Battle Creek Braves will head out to face off against the West Point-Beemer Cadets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Battle Creek is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Norfolk Catholic on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Battle Creek lost 79-53 to Norfolk 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 143rd, while the Knights are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led West Point-Beemer over Lyons-Decatur Northeast in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that West Point-Beemer blew Lyons-Decatur Northeast out of the water with a 69-32 final score. The Cadets pushed the score to 54-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars had little chance of recovering from.
Battle Creek has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for West Point-Beemer, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Battle Creek strolled past West Point-Beemer in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 by a score of 58-42. Does Battle Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Point-Beemer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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