Basketball Game Preview: Kearney Bearcats vs. Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks

The Kearney Bearcats will head out on the road to face off against the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Lincoln Southwest is hoping to do what Bryan couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Kearney's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Kearney took their contest with ease, bagging an 88-36 win over Bryan. The Bearcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Jacob Webber and Ben Johnson were among the main playmakers for Kearney as the former went 11 for 18 on his way to 27 points and the latter went 8 of 12 on his way to 18 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards. Webber's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Draper, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Kearney was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Lincoln Southwest lost to Papillion-LaVista South on the road by a 78-62 margin on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (58), the Silver Hawks still had to take the loss.

Having lost for the first time this season, Lincoln Southwest fell to 2-1. As for Kearney, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.

Kearney beat Lincoln Southwest 84-77 in their previous meeting back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kearney since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.