David City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 72-49 to the North Bend Central Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Scouts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th in Nebraska, while the Tigers are ranked 112th in Nebraska).
When it comes to explaining why David City lost, don't look at Reese Svoboda. Despite the final result, he went 6-for-14 to rack up 23 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That was a full 46.9% of David City's points, marking the third time in a row Svoboda has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Caelan Olson, who went 5-for-7 on his way to 12 points.
Layne Ruzicka continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for North Bend Central, going 6-for-11 en route to 15 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Ruzicka's big performance that evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Hanis, who scored 18 points.
David City's loss dropped their record down to 4-19. As for North Bend Central, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 13-11.
David City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Bend Central, they have already played their next match, a 51-41 defeat against Scotus on the 25th.
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