Holdrege is 2-8 against Adams Central since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Holdrege Dusters will welcome the Adams Central Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Holdrege knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Adams Central likes a good challenge.
Holdrege is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Valentine: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Holdrege blew Valentine out of the water with an 84-55 final score. The Dusters have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Adams Central was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 49-48 to Hastings. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Patriots came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Tigers are ranked 107th).
Despite the loss, Adams Central saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Hunter Nepple posted 26 points. That was a full 54.2% of Adams Central's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Kowen Rader was another key player, putting up seven points.
Holdrege is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.3 points per game. As for Adams Central, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.
Holdrege was dealt a bruising 69-39 loss at the hands of Adams Central when the teams last played back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Holdrege was down 42-20.
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