On Friday, Cozad faced Holdrege in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cozad Haymakers came out on top against the Holdrege Dusters by a score of 69-58. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Haymakers also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.
| 01/31/25 vs Holdrege | 6 |
| 01/18/24 @ Lexington | 5 |
| 02/02/24 vs Minden | 5 |
| 02/08/24 @ Broken Bow | 5 |
| 01/07/25 vs Ord | 5 |
Cozad's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noah Shoemaker led the charge by going 5 for 11 on his way to 13 points in addition to six assists and three steals. The dominant performance gave Shoemaker a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Chayden Hoffmaster, who went 9 of 16 en route to 18 points and five boards.
Loss or not, Holdrege got some senior leadership from Garret Johnson and Landon Hartzog. Johnson went 11 for 20 on his way to 26 points, while Hartzog almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Johnson's evening made it 18 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Cozad is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Holdrege, with the defeat, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-3.
Cozad didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 66-61 victory against Ogallala on the 1st. Holdrege has also already played their next game, a 79-54 win against Gothenburg on the 1st.
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