The Fort Calhoun Pioneers had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.8 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They took down Raymond Central 58-39. Given Fort Calhoun's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while Raymond Central is ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Fort Calhoun to victory were Grayson Bouwman and Colby Bentley. Bouwman scored 20 points, while Bentley scored 26 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bentley has scored all season. Travis Skelton was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Despite the loss, Raymond Central saw an underclassman step up: Tavion Johnson scored seven points along with two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson Potter, who scored nine points.
Fort Calhoun is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Raymond Central, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-20.
Fort Calhoun will head out on the road to square off against North Bend Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Bend Central is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Fort Calhoun a nine-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Raymond Central will take on Schuyler at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Raymond Central is on an eight-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Schuyler an eight-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
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