After losing to Plattsmouth the last time they met, Syracuse decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Syracuse Rockets walked away with a 68-55 win over the Plattsmouth Blue Devils on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
Plattsmouth lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Traceson Skalberg, who went 8 for 19 en route to 18 points and six steals. Those six steals gave Skalberg a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Derek Nanke, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds.
Rockets
| 01/25/25 vs Plattsmouth | 68-55 |
| 12/19/24 vs Elmwood-Murdock | 63-39 |
| 12/14/24 vs Raymond Central | 51-41 |
| 12/07/24 vs Fort Calhoun | 54-43 |
| 02/16/24 vs Milford | 56-43 |
Syracuse's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points per game. As for Plattsmouth, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
The future could be bright for both Syracuse and Plattsmouth: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Syracuse will look to extend Louisville's five-game losing streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Plattsmouth will try to hand Malcolm their third-straight loss when the two meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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