The Bloomfield Bees will head out on the road to take on the St. Mary's Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bloomfield is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
On Saturday, Bloomfield lost to Elgin/Pope John at home by a 46-32 margin. While losing is never fun, the Bees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 94th).
Bloomfield's loss came about despite a quality game from Beau Eisenhauer, who posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Jake Schroeder, who put up five points.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for St. Mary's against Ainsworth on Friday as the squad secured a 75-40 victory. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
St. Mary's pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for Bloomfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Bloomfield came up short against St. Mary's in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 50-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Mary's Gage Hedstrom, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Now that Bloomfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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