Basketball Recap: Axtell Picks Up Tenth Consecutive Win

Eagles

Previous Games

01/31/25 vs Lourdes Central Catholic	86-51
01/28/25 @ Doniphan West	65-28
01/25/25 vs Hanover	70-61
01/24/25 vs Centralia	46-32
01/20/25 vs Linn	53-33
+ 5 more games

Axtell entered their tilt with Lourdes Central Catholic on Friday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They claimed a resounding 86-51 victory over the Lourdes Central Catholic Knights. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.

Lourdes Central Catholic's loss came despite strong showings from Vance Poppleton and Brady Schnitzer. Poppleton went 6 of 10 en route to 15 points and eight rebounds, while Schnitzer went 6 for 10 on his way to 17 points. Poppleton has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Oscar Krog, who posted four points.

Axtell pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Lourdes Central Catholic, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-13.

Axtell has already played their next game (against Wabaunsee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lourdes Central Catholic will take on Lewiston in a tournament on Monday. Lewiston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.