Pierce saw some tournament action on Monday. They fell to the Plattsmouth Blue Devils 50-45. The Bluejays have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Plattsmouth can attribute much of their success to Traceson Skalberg, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 14 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Skalberg a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Nanke, who posted ten points and three blocks.
Pierce's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Plattsmouth, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-6 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Pierce Bluejays face off against the Lutheran-Northeast Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Plattsmouth, they will welcome Conestoga at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Plattsmouth is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season.
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