Basketball Recap: North Platte Skates Past Excelsior Springs with Ease

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

12/10/24 @ Penney	56
12/03/24 vs Penney	54
01/28/25 vs Polo	51
12/17/24 vs Mound City	50
02/05/25 vs Excelsior Springs	49

It was a proper cat-fight when North Platte challenged Excelsior Springs on Wednesday. The North Platte Panthers claimed a resounding 74-25 win over the Excelsior Springs Tigers. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 22 points or more this season.

North Platte's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points over those games. As for Excelsior Springs, they are on a 28-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-17.

North Platte has already played their next matchup (against Bishop LeBlond), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Excelsior Springs, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-15 defeat against Central on the 7th.