Basketball Recap: Grand Island Drops Season-High Score on Lincoln Northeast

Islanders

Team Score

12/20/24 vs Lincoln Northeast	60
12/05/24 vs Buena Vista	58
12/07/24 vs Columbus	56
12/14/24 @ North Platte	51
12/09/24 vs Burke	50
12/13/24 vs Lincoln North Star	34

Grand Island scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Lincoln Northeast Rockets an easy 82-60 victory. Even though they lost, the Islanders' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 51.5 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

When it comes to explaining why Grand Island lost, don't look at Victor Fisher Jr. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Grand Island is 2-1 when Fisher Jr posts ten or more rebounds, but 0-3 otherwise. Babur Choul was another key player, putting up 17 points.

Even though they lost, Grand Island was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.

Grand Island has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Lincoln Northeast, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.

Grand Island won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Omaha Westside at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Omaha Westside will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Grand Island surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lincoln Northeast, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kearney at 3:45 p.m. on December 28th.