The Ainsworth Bulldogs will face off against the Oakland-Craig Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Ainsworth and eight for Oakland-Craig.
On Friday, Ainsworth came up short against Hyannis and fell 54-47.

Chris Fernandez
| 02/20/26 vs Hyannis | 22 |
| 02/13/26 vs Winside | 20 |
| 02/10/26 @ Stuart | 16 |
Ainsworth might have lost, but man, Chris Fernandez was a machine: he shot 43% from the field to rack up 22 points and four steals. Fernandez's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Ortner, who posted three points in addition to nine boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, Oakland-Craig played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Homer, falling 63-42.
Ainsworth's defeat dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Oakland-Craig, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18.
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