Central Valley has won seven straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Stuart has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The two teams will face off at 4:00 p.m. without much rest, having both just played. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Central Valley is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Burwell: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Cougars blew the Longhorns out of the water with a 63-26 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Oaklan Soto, who shot 83% from the field en route to 10 points and six rebounds. Zevan Wolf was another key player, going 6-for-8 on his way to 12 points.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Stuart over Ansley/Litchfield in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Broncos blew the Spartans out of the water with a 68-23 final score. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Broncos' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Spartans are ranked 232nd).
Central Valley's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Stuart, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Central Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Stuart in their previous meeting on December 5th, but they still walked away with a 55-51 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Broncos' Drew Schmaderer, who shot 43% from the field to rack up 26 points along with six steals and five assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Cougars still be able to contain Schmaderer? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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