Deshler waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 41-36 W against the Red Cloud Warriors. This was a revenge game for the Dragons: when they faced off against the Warriors last Friday, they had to take a 74-64 defeat.

Easton Nash
| 02/12/26 @ Red Cloud | 16 |
| 02/10/26 @ Nebraska Lutheran | 26 |
| 02/07/26 vs Silver Lake | 16 |
| 02/06/26 vs Red Cloud | 18 |
Deshler got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Easton Nash out in front who went 8-for-15 en route to 16 points and three steals. Nash's big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Kleen, who shot 56% from the field to rack up 13 points.
Deshler's victory bumped their record up to 18-2. As for Red Cloud, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5.
Deshler and Red Cloud should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings. The Dragons will square off against Blue Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (79 vs. 233). Meanwhile, Red Cloud (ranked 104th) will meet Franklin (ranked 269th) on Friday.
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