Lincoln Northeast won the last time they faced Columbus and things went their way on Friday too. The Lincoln Northeast Rockets came out on top against the Columbus Discoverers by a score of 75-65. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Discoverers are ranked 173rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lincoln Northeast's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lazerek Houston, who went 13 of 23 on his way to 32 points along with five boards and five steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Houston has scored at least a third of Lincoln Northeast's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mowafag Abdalla, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds.
Despite the loss, Columbus still got an impressive performance from Jaxson Vasicek, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 22 points and eight rebounds. Quinn Freshour was another key player, putting up 16 points and five rebounds.
Lincoln Northeast is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for Columbus, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lincoln Northeast will face off against Norfolk at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Lincoln Northeast knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Norfolk likes a good challenge. As for Columbus, they will square off against Millard North at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Columbus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season.
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