Basketball Recap: Lincoln Northeast Snags 12th Win in Last 13 Games

Lincoln Northeast won the last time they faced Fremont and things went their way on Saturday too. The Lincoln Northeast Rockets came out on top against the Fremont Tigers by a score of 71-61. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Tigers are ranked 119th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Lazerek Houston

Points

02/15/25 @ Fremont	20
02/14/25 vs Papillion-LaVista South	21
02/07/25 @ Omaha South	22
02/04/25 @ Buena Vista	19
02/01/25 @ Lincoln North Star	26

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln Northeast to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lazerek Houston, who went 7-for-16 on his way to 20 points. The game was Houston's fifth in a row with at least 19 points. Another player making a difference was Mowafag Abdalla, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten boards.

Fremont lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Maurice Bryant, who went 9-for-21 en route to 23 points. He is becoming a predictor of Fremont's success: when he posts at least 20 points the team is 3-1 (and 7-11 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Keaton, who posted 17 points.

Lincoln Northeast is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.8 points over those games. As for Fremont, they dropped their record down to 10-12 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lincoln Northeast will face off against Omaha Northwest at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln Northeast knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 21 contests -- so hopefully Omaha Northwest likes a good challenge. As for Fremont, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Bellevue East at 7:15 p.m. Fremont is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season.