Fillmore Central and David City are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Fillmore Central Panthers will be playing at home against the David City Scouts at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fillmore Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Fillmore Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Heartland to the tune of 63-28 on Thursday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Panthers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, David City hadn't done well against Cross County recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. David City came out on top against Cross County by a score of 37-24. The win was all the more spectacular given the Scouts' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Cougars are ranked 28th).
The victory got David City back to even at 7-7. As for Fillmore Central, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8.
Fillmore Central came up short against David City in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 46-39. Can Fillmore Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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