Basketball Recap: Niobrara County Has No Trouble Against Morrill

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

12/13/24 @ Arvada-Clearmont	80
12/13/24 vs Midwest	57
02/14/25 @ Guernsey-Sunrise	45
12/21/24 vs Rock River	43
01/03/25 vs Crawford	41

It was a proper cat-fight when Niobrara County challenged Morrill on Saturday. The Niobrara County Tigers blew past the Morrill Lions 56-34. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Morrill's loss came despite strong showings from Ashwin Pittman and Wyler Fisher. Pittman went 6-for-11 en route to 16 points in addition to six blocks and five rebounds, while Fisher posted 14 points and five boards. Morrill is 9-2 when Pittman posts five or more blocks, but 6-7 otherwise.

Niobrara County's win bumped their record up to 16-3. As for Morrill, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-9.

Niobrara County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Morrill, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gordon-Rushville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Morrill is facing Gordon-Rushville at the right time seeing as Gordon-Rushville is stuck on a three-game losing streak.