Basketball Recap: Meridian Starts Season with Defeat at Home
By Team Reports
Dec 5, 2024, 9:29pm
Basketball Recap: Meridian Mustangs vs. Nebraska Lutheran Knights
Meridian unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were outmatched by the Nebraska Lutheran Knights at home and fell 63-26. The Mustangs' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it nine in a row dating back to last season.
Barrett Koontz was nothing short of spectacular for Nebraska Lutheran: he went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points plus seven rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Koontz a new career-high in threes (two). Another player making a difference was Lukas Worster, who had nine points in addition to four steals.
Meridian and Dorchester will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Nebraska Lutheran has already played their next matchup (against Meridian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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