Basketball Recap: Mead Piles Up the Points Against Falls City

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

01/11/25 @ Falls City	46
12/10/24 vs Cornerstone Christian School	45
01/07/25 @ Cedar Bluffs	43
02/07/25 vs Falls City	33
01/24/25 @ Lyons-Decatur Northeast	33

There's no place like home for Mead, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They breezed past the Falls City Tigers to the tune of 66-33 on Friday. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Isaac Couch, who went 9-for-21 to rack up 20 points. He has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brady Gartner, who posted 11 points and eight boards.

Mead smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive contests.

When it comes to explaining why Falls City lost, don't look at Keifer Adams. Despite the final result, he earned 12 points.

Mead is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games. As for Falls City, their loss was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-19.

Mead has already played their next game, a 69-48 victory against Weeping Water on the 8th. As for Falls City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 54-52 defeat against Diller-Odell on the 11th.