Grand Island suffered their biggest loss since December 21, 2024 on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a 87-59 loss at the hands of the Lincoln North Star Navigators. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (57), the Islanders still had to take the loss.
| 01/29/25 @ Lincoln North Star | 30 |
| 01/28/25 vs Lincoln East | 19 |
| 01/23/25 vs Lincoln Southwest | 16 |
| 01/18/25 @ Omaha Northwest | 30 |
| 01/17/25 vs Gretna East | 20 |
Despite the loss, Grand Island still got an impressive performance from Victor Fisher Jr., who went 12 of 23 on his way to 30 points and eight rebounds. Fisher Jr.'s evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Broxton Barrientos, who went 5 for 7 en route to 13 points and three steals.
It was another big night for William Schafer, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards for Lincoln North Star. The dominant performance gave Schafer a new career-high in rebounds. Rieal Acin was another key player, going 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points.
Grand Island's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Lincoln North Star, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-3.
Grand Island wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 61-43 victory against Benson on the 4th. As for Lincoln North Star, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-63 win against Lincoln Southwest on the 30th.
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