Scottsbluff and Campbell County are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Scottsbluff Bearcats will welcome the Campbell County Camels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Scottsbluff's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Scottsbluff is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Skutt Catholic just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a hard 72-58 fall against the SkyHawks. The loss put an end to the Bearcats' undefeated start to the season.
Despite their defeat, Scottsbluff saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Nate Kelley, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 13 points in addition to seven assists and five boards, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre Boswell, who posted 13 points.
Meanwhile, Campbell County is ranked highly in their home state and last Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Shawnee Mission South. Campbell County took a blow against Shawnee Mission South, falling 74-26. The contest marked the Camels' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Scottsbluff will have to contain Coulter Lang as he made an impact in Campbell County's last game. He had three points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Scottsbluff fell to 8-1. As for Campbell County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Scottsbluff has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 30.4 boards per game. However, it's not like Campbell County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Scottsbluff might still be hurting after the 90-68 loss they got from Campbell County when the teams last played back in December of 2020. Thankfully for Scottsbluff, Jefferson Neary (who went 13 of 20 on his way to 31 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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