The Norfolk Panthers struggled with offensive rebounds on Thursday (the Lincoln North Star Navigators had 800% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Norfolk took a hard 60-44 fall against Lincoln North Star. Norfolk has struggled against Lincoln North Star recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Norfolk saw an underclassman step up: Braylon Owens scored 12 points along with 5 rebounds. Easton Sullivan was another key contributor, scoring 10 points.
Leading Lincoln North Star to victory were Jordan Castor and JaKeyce Fowler. Castor scored 13 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds, while Fowler scored 18 points along with 5 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Fowler has scored at least 25% of Lincoln North Star's points. The team also got some help courtesy of William Schafer, who scored 11 points.
Norfolk now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Lincoln North Star, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Norfolk will be playing in front of their home fans against Elkhorn South at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lincoln North Star, they will head out on the road to face off against Papillion-LaVista South at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday.
