Basketball Recap: Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Triumphs

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Previous 5 Games

02/20/25 - Away	59-55 W
12/06/24 - Neutral	56-61 L
12/02/23 - Neutral	53-63 L
01/03/23 - Away	43-62 L
01/04/22 - Home	48-71 L

Norris City-Omaha-Enfield hadn't done well against Wayne City recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals secured a 59-55 W over the Wayne City Indians. This was a revenge game for the Fighting Cardinals: when they faced off against the Indians back in December of 2024, they had to take a 61-56 defeat.

Despite the loss, Wayne City still got an impressive performance from James Walker, who went 14-for-29 to rack up 34 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhyver Tibbs, who posted seven points and 11 rebounds.

Norris City-Omaha-Enfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-14 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points over those games. Wayne City dropped their record down to 7-22 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.

Norris City-Omaha-Enfield will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wayne City: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.