The Creighton Bulldogs will square off against the Bloomfield Bees at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Creighton is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-23 loss at the hands of Hartington-Newcastle. The matchup marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Wausa and fell 66-27. While losing is never fun, the Bees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Vikings are ranked 82nd).
Creighton will have to keep a close watch on Jacob Smith and Benjamin Dodge, a pair of players who had a big impact on Bloomfield's prior game. Smith posted eight points, while Dodge earned seven points.
Bloomfield's defeat dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Creighton, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Creighton came up short against Bloomfield when the teams last played last Thursday, falling 60-51. Can Creighton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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