The Northwest Vikings are taking a road trip to face off against the Boone Central Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Northwest is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Schuyler, posting an 80-26 victory. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Warriors are ranked 265th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Boone Central suffered their closest defeat since February 8, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Centura by a score of 57-55.
Northwest has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points over those games. As for Boone Central, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Northwest skirted past Boone Central 47-45 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Does Northwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Boone Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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