Recap: Nebraska City Pioneers vs. Syracuse Rockets
The Nebraska City Pioneers lost against the Syracuse Rockets back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Nebraska City's rough 66-44 loss to Syracuse might stick with them for a while.
Despite the loss, Nebraska City had strong showings from Kaiden Klassen, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds, and Mason Vonfeldt, who scored 12 points. Those 12 points set a new season-high mark for him.
Nebraska City struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Nebraska City's defeat was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-4. As for Syracuse, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Nebraska City will face off against Jefferson at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Jefferson's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Syracuse, they will head out on the road to face off against Elmwood-Murdock at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
