The Wood River Eagles will square off against the Broken Bow Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Wood River is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since December 6, 2025 on Tuesday. They lost 56-31 to Sutton. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost five in a row.

Lacie Frear
| 01/13/26 @ Sutton | 10 |
| 01/09/26 @ Ravenna | 11 |
| 01/08/26 vs Arcadia/Loup City | 10 |
| 01/06/26 vs Amherst | 19 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Lacie Frear, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more boards the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Dre VanWinkle, who posted six points.
Meanwhile, Broken Bow humbled St. Patrick's with a 72-28 victory. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 28 points or more this season.
Broken Bow has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points over those games. As for Wood River, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Wood River suffered a grim 74-48 defeat to Broken Bow when the teams last played back in January of 2025. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Eagles were down 42-22.
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