Basketball Recap: Holdrege Piles Up the Points Against Arlington

Holdrege won the last time they faced Arlington and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Holdrege Dusters claimed a resounding 83-48 victory over the Arlington Eagles. Given the Dusters' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Eagles are ranked 142nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leading Holdrege to victory were Garret Johnson and Baron Medina. Johnson went 11 of 21 on his way to 27 points in addition to seven assists and five boards, while Medina went 8 for 20 on his way to 22 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Johnson's morning made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Pfeifer, who posted 11 points and seven rebounds.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Holdrege was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arlington only racked up 13 assists.

Despite the loss, Arlington still got an impressive performance from Oliver Ladehoff, who went 9 of 14 on his way to 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Koger, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.

Holdrege is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.2 points per game. As for Arlington, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.

Holdrege wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 74-33 win against Lexington on the 3rd. As for Arlington, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 88-40 victory against Wisner-Pilger on the 4th.