The Kenesaw Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Franklin Flyers on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Kenesaw is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Elm Creek 60-56. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Buffaloes recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
| 01/18/25 vs Elm Creek | 6 |
| 01/03/25 vs Axtell | 4 |
| 01/19/24 vs Franklin | 4 |
| 12/01/23 vs Alma | 3 |
| 02/10/24 @ Bertrand | 2 |
Kenesaw's defeat came about despite a quality game from Elise Schukei, who posted 11 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds. Those six assists gave Schukei a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jorja Uden, who went 5 for 7 en route to 10 points.
Schukei wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Kenesaw was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elm Creek only racked up four assists.
Meanwhile, Franklin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They were beaten by Silver Lake 63-26. While losing is never fun, the Flyers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Mustangs are ranked 76th).
Franklin's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Kenesaw, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Everything came up roses for Kenesaw against Franklin in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 49-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kenesaw since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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