Basketball Recap: Alma Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

01/05/26 vs Axtell	76
12/22/25 vs Medicine Valley	46
12/11/25 @ Blue Hill	37
01/06/26 @ Superior	35
12/23/25 @ Holdrege	34

Alma extended their winning streak to seven on Thursday, bumping them up to 12-1. They breezed past Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] to the tune of 62-29. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 29 points or more this season.

Zavier Mitchell had another great game (as he tends to do), almost dropping a double-double with 19 points and nine boards. Tucker Biskup was another key player, going 7-for-9 en route to 16 points and four steals.

Alma was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] only racked up seven.

As for Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood], they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while Alma is ranked 44th).

Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood]'s loss came despite strong showings from Brody Diefenbaugh and Kane Cochrane. Diefenbaugh shot 45% from the field on his way to 15 points and six rebounds, while Cochrane posted 12 points. Diefenbaugh has become a key player for Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood]: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least 15 points, but 2-5 otherwise.

Alma didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 66-58 victory against Hitchcock County on the 16th. As for Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood], they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 55-28 win against Arapahoe on the 16th.