The Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Boyd County Spartans at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Niobrara/Verdigre is looking for their season's first victory.
Niobrara/Verdigre is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against West Holt on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Niobrara/Verdigre was dealt a 63-24 defeat at the hands of West Holt. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Huskies are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, Boyd County had to suffer through a 63-35 loss at the hands of St. Mary's.
Niobrara/Verdigre will need to focus on slowing down Cash Sinclair, one of several Boyd County players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 12 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Issac Jensen, who had four points.
Boyd County's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Niobrara/Verdigre, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-20.
Niobrara/Verdigre was dealt a bruising 63-30 loss at the hands of Boyd County when the teams last played last Monday. Can Niobrara/Verdigre avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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