Hartington-Newcastle lost against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge back in January of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats took a 68-51 bruising from the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge found their leader in sophomore Rena Rasmussen, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds. Rasmussen also set a new season-high mark in assists with five. Another player making a difference was Kaida Eriksen, who went 7 for 16 on her way to 23 points.
Hartington-Newcastle's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-9.
Hartington-Newcastle and Laurel-Concord-Coleridge could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings. Hartington-Newcastle will square off against Crofton at 6:30 p.m. on Friday down 116 places (129 vs. 13). Meanwhile, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (ranked 124th) will meet Battle Creek (ranked 22nd) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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