The Norton Bluejays will take on the McCook Bison in a tournament on Thursday. Norton will be strutting in after a win while McCook will be coming in after a loss.
Norton had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They came out on top against Hoxie by a score of 50-41 on Friday. The score was all tied up 23-23 at the break, but the Bluejays were the better team in the second half.
Among those leading the charge was Eli Jones, who went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds and four steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylen Murray, who had 12 points.
Meanwhile, McCook came up short against Valentine on Saturday and fell 81-74. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), the Bison still had to take the loss.
Norton came up short against McCook in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, falling 51-43. Can Norton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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