The Wynot Blue Devils and the Crofton Warriors will round out the year against one another on Monday.
On Monday, Wynot came up short against St. Mary's and fell 60-48. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Cardinals are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Crofton). They breezed past Winside to the tune of 72-23 on Monday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their 26-point performance the contest before.
Wynot better focus on containing Trevor Allen and Preston Foxhoven as the pair were huge in Crofton's win. Allen shot 54% from the field to rack up 18 points in addition to seven assists and three steals, while Foxhoven went 5-for-6 on his way to 15 points and six assists. Allen is becoming a predictor of Crofton's success: when he posts at least 15 points the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Tyson Jackson was another key player, putting up nine points.
Crofton was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Winside only posted one.
Wynot's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Crofton, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Everything went Wynot's way against Crofton in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as Wynot made off with a 53-31 win. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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