On Friday, the Chase County Longhorns ended up a good deal behind the Fillmore Central Panthers and lost 68-52. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Panthers are ranked 49th).
Chase County's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Camron Lempke, who posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Noah Rau, who went 5 of 8 en route to 13 points.
Daniel Stoner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Fillmore Central, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 13 boards. That's the most rebounds Stoner has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Jarin Tweedy, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Chase County's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Fillmore Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Chase County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 58-24 win against Lexington on the 28th. As for Fillmore Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 64-54 defeat against Sidney on the 28th.
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