Basketball Recap: Johnson-Brock Beats Weeping Water for Their Tenth Straight Victory

Eagles

Previous Games

01/11/25 @ Weeping Water	42-24
01/09/25 vs Pawnee City	60-14
01/07/25 vs Lourdes Central Catholic	61-32
01/03/25 @ Sterling	57-16
12/28/24 vs Raymond Central	50-34
+ 5 more games

Johnson-Brock had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.9 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 42-24 victory over the Weeping Water Indians. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Indians are ranked 128th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Taryn Ottemann continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 15 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Behrends, who posted six points and four steals.

Johnson-Brock was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Weeping Water only racked up three assists.

Despite the loss, Weeping Water still got an impressive performance from Kalison Miller, who scored 11 points and six boards.

Johnson-Brock's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.2 points per game. As for Weeping Water, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.

Johnson-Brock didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 69-35 victory against Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer on the 13th. Weeping Water has also already played their next game, a 64-13 win against Mead on the 14th.