Lincoln Southwest has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Kearney Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Lincoln Southwest's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six games.
Lincoln Southwest scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 84-65 win over Lincoln North Star. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Braden Frager, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bj Bradford, who scored 17 points.
Meanwhile, even though Fremont scored an imposing 56 points on Tuesday, Kearney still came out on top. Kearney took down Fremont 75-56. Given Kearney's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Fremont is ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lincoln Southwest pushed their record up to 13-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points per game. As for Kearney, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Lincoln Southwest beat Kearney 63-50 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln Southwest since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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