Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pawnee City). They strolled past the Lourdes Central Catholic Knights with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 63-45. That's more bragging rights for the Indians, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
| 12/17/24 @ Lourdes Central Catholic | 21 |
| 12/14/24 vs Johnson County Central | 20 |
| 12/10/24 vs Tri County | 17 |
Pawnee City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jett Farwell led the charge by dropping a double-double on 21 points and 11 boards. Farwell's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Anthony Kling was another key player, going 8 for 18 on his way to 24 points and seven rebounds.
Pawnee City was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lourdes Central Catholic only racked up six assists.
When it comes to explaining why Lourdes Central Catholic lost, don't look at Brady Schnitzer. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 19 on his way to 20 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Schnitzer a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriel Baxa, who posted nine points.
Pawnee City's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Lourdes Central Catholic, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pawnee City will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Sterling at 7:30 p.m. on December 30th. Lourdes Central Catholic will take on Archbishop Bergan in a holiday battle at at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Lourdes Central Catholic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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