The North Central Knights are taking a road trip to face off against Valentine at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
North Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Colome for the full four quarters, racking up a 75-28 victory. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Cowboys recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Valentine hadn't done well against Chadron recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Everything went Valentine's way against Chadron as Valentine made off with a 76-55 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Valentine.
North Central better focus on containing Isaac Cronin and Andon Olson as the pair were huge in Valentine's win. Cronin went 12 for 14 en route to 26 points in addition to six rebounds and four blocks, while Olson almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine boards. What's more, Cronin also posted a 86% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Dominic Beebout, who went 5 of 12 to rack up 14 points and six rebounds.
The win got Valentine back to even at 10-10. As for North Central, their victory bumped their record up to 8-12.
North Central took a serious blow against Valentine when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 70-40. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point North Central was down 47-21.
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