Recap: Lutheran-Northeast Eagles vs. Madison Dragons
On Tuesday, Lutheran-Northeast earned a 45-35 victory over Madison. Given Lutheran-Northeast's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Madison is ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lutheran-Northeast got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Josh Rojas out in front who scored 16 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Tate Collison, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.
Madison's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jose Velez, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Izac Zautke, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Lutheran-Northeast has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which somehow isn't as good as their 19-4 record this season. As for Madison, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11.
Lutheran-Northeast will head out on the road to take on Norfolk Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lutheran-Northeast is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 53.3 points per game this season. Madison does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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