Blue Hill is 2-8 against Deshler since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bobcats will venture away from home to challenge the Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Blue Hill has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
On Tuesday, Blue Hill came up short against Pleasanton and fell 74-61. While the Bobcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 17-13 in the first quarter.

Kellen Schmidt
| 02/10/26 @ Pleasanton | 23 |
| 02/07/26 vs Giltner/Harvard | 16 |
| 02/03/26 @ Deshler | 14 |
| 01/30/26 @ Shelton | 12 |
| 01/27/26 vs Lawrence-Nelson | 5 |
| + 14 more games |
Blue Hill's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kellen Schmidt, who shot 47% from the field en route to 23 points, and Brady Karr, who posted 20 points and five boards. Schmidt continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden L'Heureux, who put up seven points.
Meanwhile, Deshler entered their tilt with Red Cloud on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 41-36 W against the Warriors.
Blue Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Deshler, their win bumped their record up to 18-2.
Blue Hill lost to Deshler on the road by a decisive 49-35 margin in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can the Bobcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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