Bloomfield proved they can win big last Monday (they won by 40) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 57-55 win over the Stanton Mustangs.
01/30/25 vs Stanton | 19 |
01/27/25 vs Winside | 25 |
01/24/25 @ Chambers/Wheeler Central | 23 |
01/21/25 vs Randolph | 15 |
Leading Bloomfield to victory were Benjamin Dodge and Beau Eisenhauer. Dodge posted 21 points, while Eisenhauer earned 19 points. Eisenhauer's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keldon Loecker, who put up nine points.
When it comes to explaining why Stanton lost, don't look at Barrett Wilke. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 17 en route to 25 points. Wilke has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times he's played. Aaxel Spence was another key player, putting up eight points.
Bloomfield's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-11. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Stanton, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.
Bloomfield wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 43-36 win against Tri County Northeast on the 1st. As for Stanton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-27 loss against Bancroft-Rosalie on the 1st.
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