If Nebraska Christian wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Shelby-Rising City, they should've done a better job of containing Dalton Pokorney. The Shelby-Rising City Huskies came out on top against the Nebraska Christian Eagles by a score of 57-50 on Tuesday thanks to Pokorney, who went 8-for-14 en route to 18 points and seven rebounds. He has been hot, having also posted two or more blocks the last seven times he's played.
Nixon Thelen
| 12/31/24 vs Cedar Bluffs | 4 |
| 02/04/25 @ Nebraska Christian | 3 |
| 01/23/25 vs Dorchester | 3 |
| 01/21/25 @ David City | 3 |
| 12/17/24 @ Schuyler | 3 |
| + 7 more games |
Another player making a difference was Nixon Thelen, who went 5-for-11 to rack up 14 points and three steals. Shelby-Rising City is undefeated when Thelen posts three or more steals, but 4-10 otherwise.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Oliver Herman, who almost dropped a double-double with 27 points and nine boards. That was a full 54% of Nebraska Christian's points, marking the 12th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Bashige, who went 5-for-7 on his way to 10 points and seven rebounds.
Shelby-Rising City pushed their record up to 9-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points over those games. As for Nebraska Christian, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14.
Shelby-Rising City wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 49-45 victory against Bruning-Davenport/Shickley on the 7th. As for Nebraska Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-36 loss against Riverside on the 7th.
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