McCool Junction is 2-8 against Deshler since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The McCool Junction Mustangs will look to defend their home court against the Deshler Dragons at 6:00 p.m. McCool Junction will be looking to keep their 19-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
McCool Junction stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They breezed by Bruning-Davenport/Shickley at home to the tune of 60-33. Given McCool Junction's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while Bruning-Davenport/Shickley is ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mckenna Yates was her usual excellent self, scoring 30 points along with two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of McCool Junction's points. Claire Brugger was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Deshler walked away with it. They came out on top against the Bobcats by a score of 39-26 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Deshler.
McCool Junction is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Deshler, their win bumped their record up to 15-5.
McCool Junction was able to grind out a solid victory over Deshler when the teams last played back in January of 2023, winning 47-37. Does McCool Junction have another victory up their sleeve, or will Deshler turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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