The St. Patrick's Irish and the Cozad Haymakers will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cozad is hoping to do what Perkins County couldn't on Friday: put an end to St. Patrick's winning streak, which now stands at three games. St. Patrick's snuck past Perkins County with a 56-51 victory.
Meanwhile, Cozad faced Ogallala in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Cozad fell just short of Ogallala by a score of 65-63. The Haymakers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
St. Patrick's is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Cozad, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-2.
St. Patrick's strolled past Cozad in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 55-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Patrick's since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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