Basketball Recap: Stuart Skates Past North Central with Ease

Broncos

Margin (Wins)

01/11/25 @ Neligh-Oakdale	55
02/01/25 vs Niobrara/Verdigre	38
12/05/24 @ Niobrara/Verdigre	38
12/28/24 vs Ansley/Litchfield	36
02/21/25 @ North Central	33

Stuart had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They claimed a resounding 64-31 victory over the North Central Knights. The Broncos have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 25 points or more this season.

Hunter Tubbs was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 26 points and 12 rebounds. The matchup was his third in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jameson Estill, who posted 12 points.

Stuart smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.

Stuart pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.5 points. As for North Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-14.

Coming up, Stuart will take on Elgin/Pope John at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Elgin/Pope John is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season. North Central has already played their next game (against Ainsworth), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.