The Lincoln Northeast Rockets will square off against the Papillion-LaVista South Titans at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lincoln Northeast's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Lincoln Northeast is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Omaha South on Friday as Lincoln Northeast made off with a 97-71 win. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Packers are ranked 194th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lazerek Houston
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Lincoln Northeast's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lazerek Houston, who went 8 for 15 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds. The matchup was Houston's third in a row with at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Fredericks, who went 7 of 14 en route to 16 points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Lincoln Northeast smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. They are a perfect 4-0 when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista South entered their tilt with Lincoln High on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They blew past the Links, posting an 84-57 victory.
Lincoln Northeast is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.9 points over those games. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Lincoln Northeast ended up a good deal behind Papillion-LaVista South in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, losing 56-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Papillion-LaVista South's Bryson Bahl, who posted 23 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Now that Lincoln Northeast knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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