The West Point-Beemer Cadets will venture away from home to take on the Wisner-Pilger Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wisner-Pilger took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on West Point-Beemer, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, everything came up roses for West Point-Beemer against Tekamah-Herman as the squad secured a 58-25 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-14.
01/18/25 @ Tekamah-Herman | 6 |
01/16/25 vs Schuyler | 2 |
01/14/25 vs Battle Creek | 5 |
01/11/25 vs Lyons-Decatur Northeast | 2 |
01/09/25 @ Bancroft-Rosalie | 2 |
It was another big night for Allie Kaup, who went 11 of 14 en route to 25 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Mia Hunke was another key player, putting up nine points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, Wisner-Pilger played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Pender, falling 67-45. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Pendragons are ranked fifth).
West Point-Beemer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Wisner-Pilger, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-8.
West Point-Beemer skirted past Wisner-Pilger 47-44 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Point-Beemer since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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