Gothenburg lost against Holdrege back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Gothenburg Swedes lost 79-54 to the Holdrege Dusters. While losing is never fun, the Swedes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Dusters are ranked 18th).
It was another big night for Garret Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and ten rebounds for Holdrege. The match was Johnson's 19th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Baron Medina, who posted 11 points and five boards.
Gothenburg has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Holdrege, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Gothenburg will take on Valentine at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Valentine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.5 points per game this season. As for Holdrege, they will face off against Cozad at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Holdrege knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Cozad likes a good challenge.
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