After flying high against St. Cecilia last Saturday, Kearney Catholic came back down to earth. The Kearney Catholic Stars were dealt a 79-52 loss at the hands of the Holdrege Dusters on Tuesday. The Stars haven't had much luck with the Dusters recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
| 01/21/25 vs Holdrege | 17 |
| 12/01/23 vs Northwest | 17 |
| 01/18/25 @ St. Cecilia | 16 |
| 01/11/25 @ North Platte | 14 |
| 12/31/24 vs York | 13 |
Several Stars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Will Hogeland, who posted 17 points. That's the most points Hogeland has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Owen Axmann, who put up 11 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Holdrege to victory, but perhaps none more so than Baron Medina, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 24 points and six assists. The contest was Medina's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Garret Johnson, who went 12 for 21 en route to 25 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Kearney Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Holdrege, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Kearney Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 54-52 loss against Aurora on the 23rd. As for Holdrege, they will be playing at home against Minden at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Holdrege is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
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