There's no place like home for Lourdes Central Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 49-40 victory over the Weeping Water Indians on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2024.
| 01/16/25 vs Weeping Water | 13 |
| 01/10/25 vs Falls City | 10 |
| 12/17/24 vs Pawnee City | 9 |
| 12/30/24 vs Southern | 9 |
| 12/08/23 vs Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer | 8 |
Lourdes Central Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gabriel Baxa led the charge by putting up 13 points. The dominant performance gave Baxa a new career-high in points. Vance Poppleton was another key player, earning 11 points.
Weeping Water lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Landon Fulton, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Gus McGill, who posted ten points and six boards.
Lourdes Central Catholic's record is now 4-9. As for Weeping Water, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Lourdes Central Catholic has already played their next matchup, a 75-51 defeat against Sidney on the 18th. As for Weeping Water, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-37 loss against Johnson County Central on the 21st.
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