The Wausa Vikings will take on the Bloomfield Bees at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything went Wausa's way against Crofton as Wausa made off with a 78-54 win. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield entered their tilt with Homer on Friday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Knights 63-29. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-14.
Bloomfield's win came from a few key players Wausa will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Keaten Gilsdorf, who posted nine points and five steals. Bloomfield is undefeated when Gilsdorf posts five or more steals, but 7-13 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Keldon Loecker, who went 6-for-11 en route to 13 points and seven boards.
Bloomfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Bloomfield pushed their record up to 10-13 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points over those games. As for Wausa, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-2.
Wausa beat Bloomfield 51-40 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does Wausa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bloomfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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