A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars challenge the Randolph Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Niobrara/Verdigre has five straight victories, Randolph has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Niobrara/Verdigre picked up another tournament win on Friday. They managed a 41-36 win over Osmond. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Tigers are ranked 258th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Randolph played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Winside, falling 63-16. The Cardinals were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-11.
Despite the defeat, Randolph saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kynlee Winkelbauer posted six points and ten rebounds. Winkelbauer is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games.
Randolph's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Niobrara/Verdigre, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
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