The Plainview Pirates will take on the Lutheran-Northeast Eagles in a tournament on Thursday. Plainview has now lost 17 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 6.
Plainview is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Elkhorn Valley on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Plainview took a blow against Elkhorn Valley, falling 63-16. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Falcons are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Lutheran-Northeast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 56-25 to Tournament Opponent, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Plainview will need focus on slowing down Reagan Lewis, one of several Lutheran-Northeast players who made an impact when they last played. She posted six points. The team also got some help courtesy of Liv Chapman, who put up six points.
Lutheran-Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Plainview, their loss dropped their record down to 1-18.
Plainview came up short against Lutheran-Northeast in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 45-33. Can Plainview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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