Plainview lost against O'Neill back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Plainview Pirates were beaten by the O'Neill Eagles 58-28. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Eagles are ranked 51st).
Riley Miller
| 02/11/25 @ O'Neill | 75% |
| 01/24/25 @ Wynot | 63% |
| 02/06/25 vs Lutheran-Northeast | 58% |
| 12/27/24 vs Santee | 56% |
| 01/30/25 vs Cedar Catholic | 50% |
Despite the defeat, Plainview saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Riley Miller dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards. Miller also set a new season-high mark in field goal percentage with 75%.
Even though they lost, Plainview smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. This was only their 12th loss (out of 14 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
O'Neill found their leader in sophomore Hannah Hilker, who went 7-for-16 on her way to 19 points and three steals. Hilker is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Mariah Kallhoff, who posted six points and four steals.
Plainview's loss was their tenth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-19. As for O'Neill, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Coming up, Plainview will face off against Creighton at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. As for O'Neill, they will square off against Ord at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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