Grand Island lost against Lincoln Southeast back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The matchup between the Grand Island Islanders and the Lincoln Southeast Knights didn't end well, with the Grand Island Islanders falling 64-47. While losing is never fun, the Islanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Knights are ranked 25th).
| 01/02/25 @ Lincoln Southeast | 4 |
| 12/14/24 @ North Platte | 3 |
| 12/28/23 @ Kearney | 3 |
| 12/19/23 vs North Platte | 2 |
| 12/22/23 @ Lincoln High | 2 |
Despite the loss, Grand Island still got an impressive performance from Babur Choul, who posted 16 points and four steals. That's the most steals Choul has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Victor Fisher Jr, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds.
Chewy Thoat was nothing short of spectacular for Lincoln Southeast: he went 7 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 27 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Mari Shumaker, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points in addition to six boards and five assists.
Grand Island is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. As for Lincoln Southeast, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Grand Island will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Omaha South at 3:30 p.m. Grand Island is facing Omaha South at the right time seeing as Omaha South is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lincoln Southeast, they will head out to challenge Bellevue East at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday. Lincoln Southeast has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 196 points over their last three contests.
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