The Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Nebraska Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newman Grove/St. Edward is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They skirted past Central Valley 62-59. The score was all tied up 27-27 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Kailey Patzel
| 02/13/25 vs Central Valley | 24 |
| 02/11/25 @ Fullerton | 24 |
| 02/07/25 @ Cedar Bluffs | 21 |
| 02/04/25 @ Riverside | 21 |
| 01/30/25 vs Chambers/Wheeler Central | 20 |
| + 16 more games |
It was another big night for Kailey Patzel, who dropped a double-double with 25 points and 24 rebounds. Patzel is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least nine every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Allyx Forre, who posted 14 points and five rebounds.
Newman Grove/St. Edward was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central Valley only racked up six assists.
Meanwhile, Nebraska Christian waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 48-24 win. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 22 points or more this season.
The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-19. As for Nebraska Christian, they pushed their record up to 17-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Newman Grove/St. Edward was taken down by Nebraska Christian 61-20 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Newman Grove/St. Edward avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
