If Lincoln Northeast was riding high fresh off their 52-32 takedown of Omaha Northwest last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lincoln Northeast Rockets came up short against the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs on Thursday, falling 69-44. The Rockets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Monarchs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2021.
Brynna Renard
| 02/20/25 vs Papillion-LaVista | 54% |
| 02/18/25 vs Omaha Northwest | 46% |
| 02/15/25 @ Fremont | 67% |
| 02/14/25 vs Papillion-LaVista South | 57% |
| 02/08/25 vs Sioux City East | 50% |
| + 3 more games |
Lincoln Northeast lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Brynna Renard, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten rebounds. She is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 46% in the last eight games she's played. Jayla Merrill was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 18 points and nine boards.
Leading Papillion-LaVista to victory were Jayda Richardson and Rease Murtaugh. Richardson almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine assists, while Murtaugh went 7-for-15 to rack up 22 points. The dominant performance gave Richardson a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubree Fettin, who posted six points.
Lincoln Northeast's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Papillion-LaVista, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Lincoln Northeast will take on Kearney at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Papillion-LaVista does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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