The North Central Knights will venture away from home to challenge the West Holt Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Central will be strutting in after a victory while West Holt will be coming in after a defeat.
North Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 54-41 win over Central Valley on Tuesday.
| 01/07/25 @ Central Valley | 14 |
| 01/03/25 @ Elgin/Pope John | 9 |
| 12/28/24 @ O'Neill | 11 |
| 12/27/24 vs Loomis | 10 |
Mya Lewis was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 14 boards. She is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bridget Lewis, who went 5 of 12 on her way to 13 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
North Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, West Holt unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 49-31 to Elkhorn Valley. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Falcons are ranked 15th).
North Central's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for West Holt, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
North Central strolled past West Holt when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 51-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Central since the team 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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