After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lincoln Lutheran, Aquinas was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They took down the David City Scouts 50-32. Given the Monarchs' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Scouts are ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aquinas had a senior duo take command as Bryant Stouffer went 7 of 14 on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds and Kasen Lavicky went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc on his way to 18 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which Stouffer has scored at least a third of Aquinas' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Garett Novacek, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
Aquinas was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as David City only racked up six assists.
David City lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Reese Svoboda, who put up 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Hlavac, who had seven points in addition to six boards and three steals.
The win got Aquinas back to even at 4-4. As for David City, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Aquinas wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 60-27 loss against Douglas County West on the 28th. As for David City, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 56-44 victory against Palmyra on the 28th.
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