Wood River lost against Cross County back in December of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Wood River Eagles were outmatched by the Cross County Cougars and fell 66-33. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Cougars are ranked 43rd).
Sidney Frear
| 02/18/25 @ Cross County | 15 |
| 02/17/25 vs Maxwell | 13 |
| 02/14/25 @ Doniphan-Trumbull | 12 |
| 02/13/25 vs Minden | 2 |
| 02/07/25 vs Ravenna | 20 |
| + 20 more games |
Wood River's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lainey Paulk, who went 6-for-14 en route to 16 points and six boards, and Sidney Frear, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 15 points and seven rebounds. Frear continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
Even though they lost, Wood River smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Wood River has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 13 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-18 record this season. The victory was the tenth in a row for Cross County, bringing their record for this year to 22-2.
Wood River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cross County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 39-26 win against Sandy Creek on the 20th.
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