Basketball Recap: Central Valley Has No Trouble Against Nebraska Christian

Cougars

Previous 2 Games

01/11/25 vs Nebraska Christian	60-46
01/07/25 vs North Central	56-38

Central Valley won the last time they faced Nebraska Christian and things went their way on Saturday too. The Central Valley Cougars took down the Nebraska Christian Eagles 60-46. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.

Taesian Soto was a one-man wrecking crew for Central Valley as he posted 17 points and eight rebounds. Grant Dusatko was another key player, putting up eight points and four steals.

When it comes to explaining why Nebraska Christian lost, don't look at Oliver Herman. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards. That was a full 45.7% of Nebraska Christian's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kendehl Oswald, who had nine points.

Central Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Nebraska Christian, they dropped their record down to 3-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Central Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-30 win against Pleasanton on the 14th. As for Nebraska Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 63-12 victory against Elba on the 14th.