The Lincoln North Star Navigators entered their tilt with the Grand Island Islanders with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Lincoln North Star blew past Grand Island 64-9 on the road on Thursday. Given Lincoln North Star's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Grand Island is ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ani Leu continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 18 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kendall Anderson, who scored 16 points along with three steals.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grand Island struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Lincoln North Star racked up eight assists.
Lincoln North Star's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Grand Island, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-18.
Lincoln North Star will head out on the road to face off against Lincoln Southwest at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lincoln Southwest is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune. As for Grand Island, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Hastings at 6:00 p.m. on February 9th. Grand Island is facing Hastings at the right time seeing as Hastings is stuck on a eight-game losing streak.
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