Basketball Recap: Humphrey-Lindsay Piles Up the Points Against Neligh-Oakdale

Humphrey-Lindsay won the last time they faced Neligh-Oakdale and things went their way on Thursday too. The Humphrey-Lindsay Bulldogs really took it to the Neligh-Oakdale Warriors for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-23 victory. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 23 points or more this season.

Owen Kurtenbach was his usual excellent self, going 9 of 13 en route to 22 points and three steals. The game was his third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Gavin Groteluschen, who posted ten points.

Bulldogs

Assists

01/16/24 vs Wisner-Pilger	24
01/02/24 vs Stanton	23
01/16/25 vs Neligh-Oakdale	21
01/22/24 @ Neligh-Oakdale	21
01/10/25 vs Laurel-Concord-Coleridge	19

Humphrey-Lindsay was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.

Humphrey-Lindsay has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.6 points per game. As for Neligh-Oakdale, they dropped their record down to 0-13 with the defeat, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.

When Humphrey-Lindsay and Neligh-Oakdale next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Humphrey-Lindsay will try to stop Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s 12-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Humphrey-Lindsay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season. Similarly, Neligh-Oakdale will face off against Madison and their three-game winning streak on Saturday.