The Stanton Mustangs will challenge the Bancroft-Rosalie Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Stanton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with nine straight defeats, while Bancroft-Rosalie will come in with four straight wins.
On Thursday, Stanton didn't have quite enough to beat Bloomfield and fell 57-55.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bancroft-Rosalie). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Winside 85-29. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Wildcats are ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bancroft-Rosalie's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points per game. As for Stanton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Stanton came up short against Bancroft-Rosalie in their previous matchup back in February of 2015, falling 49-42. Thankfully for Stanton, Carsten Tietz (who went 8 of 12 en route to 20 points and seven boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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