The Lincoln Northeast Rockets pushed their score all the way to 64 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 65-64 to Norfolk. Lincoln Northeast was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Norfolk apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Norfolk's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ethan Synovec led the charge by scoring 14 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Synovec has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Hendershot, who scored 13 points.
Lincoln Northeast now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Norfolk, their win bumped their record up to 5-9.
Lincoln Northeast will be playing in front of their home fans against Papillion-LaVista South at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday. As for Norfolk, they will head out on the road to square off against Grand Island on Friday. Grand Island is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
