Walthill lost against Homer back in January of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Walthill Blujays had to suffer through a 80-33 loss at the hands of the Homer Knights. While losing is never fun, the Blujays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Knights are ranked 51st).
| 01/31/25 vs Homer | 3 |
| 01/27/25 vs Tri County Northeast | 3 |
| 01/17/25 vs Laurel-Concord-Coleridge | 6 |
| 01/10/25 vs Flandreau Indian | 2 |
| 01/07/25 @ Randolph | 3 |
Despite the loss, Walthill saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Khirstin Wolfe went 5 for 12 on her way to 15 points and three steals. Wolfe is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Alexandra Albrecht continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Homer, shooting 5-for-9 from downtown and dropping a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. That's the most boards Albrecht has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Lilly Harris, who went 6 of 9 en route to 14 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Walthill dropped their record down to 7-10 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Homer, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-1.
Walthill didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 53-44 loss against Osmond on the 1st. As for Homer, they will take on Winnebago in a tournament on Monday. Homer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
