The Howells-Dodge Boys fell 58-42 at home to Oakland-Craig on Saturday.
The Knights led 18-11 after one before outscoring the Jaguars 13-6 in the second quarter to take a 31-17 lead into the locker room.
Howells-Dodge won the third quarter 14-11 to make it a 42-31 game at the end of three.
Oakland-Craig put up 16 points in the fourth quarter compared to 11 for the Jaguars.
Kade Hegemann led the way with 13 points while Lane Hegemann totaled 10.
Head Coach Cole Fischer says there are things his team needs to work on.
"We have to work on defense positioning and be more effective on offense. "
Howells-Dodge (2-3) travels to West Point to take on West Point-Beemer (2-2) Tuesday night.
The Cadets lost 71-30 at North Bend Central Thursday night.
Both teams have been a bit inconsistent this season, and could really use a win.
I feel both teams have played well at times this year, and struggled at others.
It's critical for the Jaguars to play well, because if they don't, Howells-Dodge is going to have to hope West Point-Beemer plays poorly too to have a chance to win.
The Jaguars have to get back to playing the type of basketball they are capable of playing, and played earlier this season.
This is a big week for Howells-Dodge as they have BRLD on Friday and rival Clarkson/Leigh on Saturday.
I think the Jaguars could live with going 2-1 this week, but anything less than that would have to be considered a disappointment in my mind.
Howells-Dodge has to perform at a higher level on offense, and become tougher and nastier defensively.
The Cadets have a great defense, and the Streeter boys are tough, so the Jaguars have to find a way to be great defensively themselves, and slow down those two.
I look for this game to be decided by single digits, more specifically 5 points or less.
I think both of these teams are fairly even, which should make for a close, tightly contested ball game.
I honestly give West Point-Beemer the edge since they're the bigger school and playing on their home floor, but if the Cadets play the way they did against North Bend Central, then Howells-Dodge should have more than a good chance to win.
Tuesday night's game will be aired on 107.9 the Bull following the girls game, which is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m.
The Howells-Dodge Girls topped Oakland-Craig 69-47 at home on Saturday.
The Jaguars held a 15-10 lead on the Knights at the end of one. Howells-Dodge outscored Oakland-Craig 21-10 in the second quarter to go up 36-20 at halftime.
The Jaguars won the third quarter 24-14 to lead 60-34 at the end of three.
The Knights put up 13 points in the fourth quarter compared to 9 for Howells-Dodge.
Sam Brester had a game-high 25 points while Erin Prusa and Macey Kulhanek registered 12 apiece. Chelsea Bayer added 7 while Prusa pulled down 9 rebounds.
I thought the Jaguars played a great game on Saturday. Howells-Dodge was lights out through the first three quarters.
The Jaguars (5-0) take on West Point-Beemer (1-3) on the road Tuesday night.
The Cadets lost 54-31 at North Bend Central Thursday night.
I look for Howells-Dodge to win fairly big over West Point-Beemer.
I think the Jaguars will take this game by about 20 points.
The Cadets are young, and lack that big scorer, while Howells-Dodge is a veteran and experienced team that has a lot of great players.
I think the game could be a little closer than a 20-point game with the contest being in West Point, but I see the Jaguars winning pretty easily.
Howells-Dodge has a big showdown with BRLD on Friday so the Jaguars have to play well and build a big lead on Tuesday so they can rest starters in the fourth quarter.
Howells-Dodge has only had a couple of close games this season, and I don't see Tuesday being a third.
West Point-Beemer is certainly a capable team, but the Cadets just haven't shown me enough so far this season for me to believe they can compete with and beat the Jaguars.
Bethany Anderson is a tough, quality player for West Point-Beemer, as is Brittney Hinkel and Abbey Dale, but the Cadets have really yet to get all three of them going offensively at once.
Perhaps this is the game where all three click, but it's going to be really tough.
Howells-Dodge is playing great basketball right now, and I look for the Jaguars to continue their winning ways Tuesday night.
If Howells-Dodge could head into the GACC Holiday Tournament undefeated, that would be really good.
Tuesday night's game against West Point-Beemer can be heard on 107.9 the Bull with tip-off at 6:00 p.m.
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