Sandy Creek is 1-9 against St. Cecilia since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sandy Creek Cougars will host the St. Cecilia Bluehawks at 7:30 p.m. Sandy Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.7 points per game this season.
Sandy Creek saw some tournament action on Saturday. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 43-35 defeat to Centura. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ethan Shaw, who posted 14 points and five rebounds. That was a full 40% of Sandy Creek's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jack Clark, who had nine points.
Meanwhile, St. Cecilia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Fillmore Central, falling 67-46. While losing is never fun, the Bluehawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Panthers are ranked 47th).
St. Cecilia's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Sandy Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Sandy Creek couldn't quite finish off St. Cecilia in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 and fell 46-44. Will Sandy Creek have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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