Basketball Game Preview: Nemaha Central Thunder vs. Silver Lake Eagles

The Nemaha Central Thunder will face off against the Silver Lake Eagles on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Silver Lake will be up against a hot Nemaha Central squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went Nemaha Central's way against Hiawatha on Tuesday as Nemaha Central made off with a 55-31 win.

Meanwhile, Silver Lake got the win against Holton on Wednesday by a conclusive 50-27. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Wildcats are ranked 113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Nemaha Central's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.0 points per game. As for Silver Lake, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.

Nemaha Central came up short against Silver Lake in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, falling 59-54. Will Nemaha Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.