The Malcolm Clippers will face off against the Louisville Lions on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Malcolm is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Oakland-Craig just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell to the Knights 62-56. While losing is never fun, the Clippers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Knights are ranked eighth).
| 12/28/24 vs Oakland-Craig | 26 |
| 12/27/24 vs Centennial | 21 |
| 12/19/24 vs Platteview | 16 |
| 12/17/24 @ Raymond Central | 16 |
| 12/21/24 @ Beatrice | 14 |
Despite the loss, Malcolm saw an underclassman step up: freshman Payton Dolliver dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Dolliver has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Merryl Paul, who posted nine points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, Louisville entered their game against Nebraska City on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Louisville took a 32-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nebraska City.
Louisville's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4. As for Malcolm, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Malcolm against Louisville when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 57-9 win. In that contest, Malcolm amassed a halftime lead of 44-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
