Basketball Recap: Nemaha Central Extends Home Winning Streak to Nine

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Nemaha Central on Friday. Everything went their way against the Holton Wildcats as the Nemaha Central Thunder made off with a 59-38 victory. The Thunder have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Holton still got an impressive performance from Brayden Peek, who went 5 of 8 en route to 16 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Meyer, who posted nine points.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/17/25 vs Holton	59-38
01/14/25 vs Royal Valley	65-35
01/10/25 vs Perry-Lecompton	49-24
12/17/24 vs Valley Heights	39-37
12/06/24 vs Centralia	49-19
+ 4 more games

Nemaha Central's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for Holton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.

Nemaha Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 42-33 victory against Sabetha on the 18th. As for Holton, they will face off against St. Marys at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.