The Bloomfield Bees will head out to take on the Plainview Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bloomfield has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 14.
Bloomfield is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against St. Mary's on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bloomfield was outmatched by St. Mary's and fell 77-41. While losing is never fun, the Bees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Cardinals are ranked 88th).
| 01/14/25 @ St. Mary's | 13 |
| 01/02/25 vs Boyd County | 12 |
| 12/17/24 @ Wakefield | 10 |
| 02/16/24 vs Wausa | 9 |
| 02/06/24 vs Neligh-Oakdale | 9 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Keldon Loecker, who posted 13 points. Those 13 points gave him a new career-high. Beau Eisenhauer was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, Plainview hadn't done well against Stanton recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Plainview put the hurt on Stanton with a sharp 65-40 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Bloomfield's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Plainview, their record now sits at 8-4.
Bloomfield suffered a grim 70-49 defeat to Plainview when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Thankfully for Bloomfield, Spencer Hille (who went 10 for 13 en route to 22 points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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