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| 01/20/23 - Away | 28-38 L |
| 01/20/22 - Home | 48-37 W |
| 01/21/21 - Away | 54-40 W |
| 01/23/20 - Home | 53-24 W |
| 12/29/18 - Home | 51-46 W |
| + 2 more games |
North Central has gone 6-1 against Ainsworth recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The North Central Knights will face off against the Ainsworth Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. North Central will be strutting in after a victory while Ainsworth will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, North Central strolled past Niobrara/Verdigre with points to spare, taking the game 48-32. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 65 points the game before, Ainsworth was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They were dealt a 62-20 loss at the hands of O'Neill. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Eagles are ranked 66th).
Ainsworth got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Gracyn Painter and Preselyn Goochey, who each put up six points. Jaylee Good held things down on the boards with eight rebounds.
North Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Ainsworth, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-10.
North Central came up short against Ainsworth in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 38-28. Can North Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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