The Ponca Indians will be taking part in a tournament against the Boone Central Cardinals at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Ponca's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Boone Central has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Thursday, Ponca didn't have too much trouble with Wynot as they won 45-30.
Meanwhile, Boone Central came up short against Battle Creek on Friday and fell 42-34. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Braves are ranked 24th).
Boone Central now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Ponca, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season.
Ponca was able to grind out a solid victory over Boone Central when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 46-37. Will Ponca repeat their success, or does Boone Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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