The Creighton Bulldogs will take on the Bloomfield Bees in a tournament on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Creighton is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Elgin/Pope John on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Creighton took a blow against Elgin/Pope John, falling 56-28. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 90th).
Meanwhile, Bloomfield suffered their closest defeat since January 19, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Boyd County by a score of 47-44. The Bees haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Creighton will need focus on slowing down Keldon Loecker, one of several Bloomfield players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 12 points. The dominant performance gave Loecker a new career-high in points. Benjamin Dodge was another key player, putting up ten points.
Bloomfield's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Creighton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Creighton suffered a grim 71-46 defeat to Bloomfield in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Thankfully for Creighton, Layne Warrior (who went 11 of 17 on his way to 29 points and eight rebounds) 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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