O'Neill played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 64-43 to the West Holt Huskies. The Eagles were down 52-30 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
O'Neill's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Braxen Eichelberger, who posted 11 points. Caleb Laursen was another key player, putting up nine points.
Zach Hooey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for West Holt, going 9 for 13 en route to 25 points and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Lincoln Konrad, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
O'Neill's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8. As for West Holt, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-3.
O'Neill didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-52 defeat against Cedar Catholic on the 4th. West Holt has also already played their next matchup, a 61-44 victory against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge on the 4th.
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