Lincoln High suffered their biggest loss since December 20, 2024 on Friday. They lost 92-70 to the Lincoln Northeast Rockets. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Links still had to take the loss.
Deveraux Sanders and Brady Nick certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Sanders went 8 of 13 en route to 22 points and five rebounds, while Nick went 8 for 15 on his way to 21 points and eight boards. Nick has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times he's played. Angel Jimenez also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
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Even though they lost, Lincoln High 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 eight consecutive contests.
It was another big night for Lazerek Houston, who shot 9-for-15 from long range and dropped a double-double on 46 points and ten boards for Lincoln Northeast. That makes it three consecutive games in which Houston has scored at least a third of Lincoln Northeast's points. Another player making a difference was Mowafag Abdalla, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.
With the defeat, Lincoln High broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-7. As for Lincoln Northeast, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Lincoln High and Lincoln Northeast should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings. Lincoln High will take on Omaha Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on February 4th up 143 places (89 vs. 232). Lincoln High is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season. Similarly, Lincoln Northeast (ranked 22nd) will meet Buena Vista (ranked 102nd) at 7:15 p.m. on February 4th.
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