The Chase County Longhorns waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins but they left with four. They took down Cambridge 59-41. With that win, Chase County brought their scoring average up to 50.4 points per game.
Camron Lempke was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 30 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tristan Jablonski, who scored eight points along with seven assists.
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brohdey Wood, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Ben Hoberty was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Chase County's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Cambridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
Chase County will head out on the road to take on Sutherland at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Sutherland will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while Chase County is ranked 63rd). As for Cambridge, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bertrand at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Cambridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Saturday.
