Huskers
| 01/23/25 @ Wellington-Napoleon | 72-53 |
| 01/22/25 vs Carrollton | 69-28 |
| 01/17/25 vs Lexington | 61-52 |
| 01/16/25 vs St. Paul Lutheran | 74-52 |
| 01/14/25 @ Knob Noster | 71-42 |
Lafayette County had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They strolled past the Wellington-Napoleon Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 72-53. Given the Huskers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Tigers are ranked 523rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wellington-Napoleon lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jared Raymond, who posted 14 points. The dominant performance gave Raymond a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Trey Simsheuser, who scored 11 points.
Lafayette County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points per game. As for Wellington-Napoleon, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.
Lafayette County has already played their next matchup (against Holden), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Wellington-Napoleon has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Leeton.
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