The Kimball Longhorns and the Bridgeport Bulldogs will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Kimball is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
On Friday, Kimball slipped by St. Patrick's 50-49.
Meanwhile, Bridgeport was able to grind out a solid win over Perkins County on Friday, taking the game 56-45.
Bridgeport's win came from a few key players Kimball will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nikolas Weibert, who posted 11 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Gage Nein, who scored nine points and seven assists.
Bridgeport was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Bridgeport now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Kimball, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Kimball skirted past Bridgeport 52-50 in their previous meeting on Monday. Will Kimball repeat their success, or does Bridgeport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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