Basketball Recap: Thursday's Victory Is Serena's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Huskers

Margin (Wins)

12/12/24 vs Indian Creek	58
01/13/25 @ Illinois Math & Science Academy	51
01/09/25 vs Newark	33
11/18/24 vs Streator	27
01/16/25 @ Hinckley-Big Rock	26
11/19/24 vs Herscher	25

Serena won the last time they faced Hinckley-Big Rock and things went their way on Thursday too. The Serena Huskers put the hurt on the Hinckley-Big Rock Royals with a sharp 49-23 win. The Huskers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 25 points or more this season.

Serena is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points per game. As for Hinckley-Big Rock, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 9-6.

The future could be bright for both Serena and Hinckley-Big Rock: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Serena will look to extend Hiawatha's 17-game losing streak when the meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Hinckley-Big Rock will try to hand Newark their 16th-straight defeat when the two meet at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.