The St. Cecilia Bluehawks will venture away from home to challenge the Lincoln Lutheran Warriors at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday. St. Cecilia is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
St. Cecilia is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Adams Central on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Cecilia lost 72-50 to Adams Central. While losing is never fun, the Bluehawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Patriots are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, Lincoln Lutheran entered their contest against Grand Island Central Catholic on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lincoln Lutheran was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 46-45 to Grand Island Central Catholic.
St. Cecilia will need focus on slowing down Ryan Hager, one of several Lincoln Lutheran players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Jacob Duitsman, who scored 11 points.
St. Cecilia's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Lincoln Lutheran, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-3.
Things could have been worse for St. Cecilia, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 51-37 loss to Lincoln Lutheran in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can St. Cecilia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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