The Lincoln North Star Navigators will challenge the Kearney Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Kearney will be up against a hot Lincoln North Star team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Lincoln North Star walked away with a 57-48 win over Burke on Saturday. Given the Navigators' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Kearney's strategy against Lincoln East on Saturday. Kearney put the hurt on Lincoln East with a sharp 73-49 victory. The Bearcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Lincoln North Star better keep an eye on Ben Johnson. He was instrumental in Kearney's win, going 7-for-10 on his way to 21 points and six assists. Johnson's big performance that evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jacob Webber, who shot 56% from the field to rack up 20 points.
Kearney has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.8 points over those games. Lincoln North Star's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5.
Lincoln North Star was able to grind out a solid victory over Kearney when the teams last played back in January, winning 65-58. Will Lincoln North Star repeat their success, or does Kearney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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