The Garden County Eagles will square off against the Hemingford Bobcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Garden County and four for Hemingford.
Garden County is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Paxton on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Garden County came up short against Paxton, falling 53-30. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-8.
Payton Fornander put forth a good effort for the losing side as she posted 11 points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Even though they lost, Garden County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hemingford's game on Monday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 36-29 loss to Niobrara County. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 245th in Nebraska, while the Tigers are ranked 16th in Wyoming).
Garden County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Hemingford, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Garden County won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, slipping by Hemingford 32-31. Will Garden County repeat their success, or does Hemingford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
