Basketball Recap: Deanthony Wallace's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Omaha Northwest over Lincoln High

If Omaha Northwest was feeling good fresh off their 73-52 takedown of Bryan last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Omaha Northwest Huskies received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 76-58 to the Lincoln High Links. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Links are ranked 89th).

Several Huskies players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was DeAnthony Wallace, who posted 11 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Wallace a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Michael Dubose, who put up 15 points.

Lincoln High was led to victory by Carson Salsman and Brady Nick. Salsman went 8 for 15 on his way to 21 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists, while Nick had 18 points along with five assists and four steals. The matchup was Nick's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Kingston Cruse was another key player, putting up ten points.

Omaha Northwest has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season. As for Lincoln High, they now have a winning record of 9-8.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Omaha Northwest will square off against Omaha Central at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Omaha Northwest is facing Omaha Central at the right time seeing as Omaha Central is stuck on a six-game losing streak. Lincoln High has already played their next game (against Lincoln East), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.