Blue Devils
| 01/24/26 @ Pleasanton | 47 |
| 01/23/26 vs Franklin | 74 |
| 01/17/26 @ Elm Creek | 53 |
| 01/16/26 vs Lawrence-Nelson | 38 |
| 01/13/26 @ Giltner/Harvard | 56 |
| + 10 more games |
Kenesaw and Deshler are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Blue Devils will take on the Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kenesaw is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season.
Kenesaw is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Pleasanton on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Blue Devils came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 70-47. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Kenesaw might have lost, but man, Lieron Suck was a machine: he dropped a double-double with 21 points and 13 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Denkert, who posted five points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Deshler waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They walked away with a 50-43 win over the Wildcats. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Dragons' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 203rd).
Deshler's victory bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Kenesaw, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Kenesaw was able to grind out a solid win over Deshler in their previous matchup back in January of 2025, winning 51-39. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Dragons' Easton Nash, who shot 50% from the field en route to 30 points and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Blue Devils still be able to contain Nash? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
