After flying high against Cozad last Saturday, Nebraska Christian came back down to earth. The Nebraska Christian Eagles came up short against the Cross County Cougars on Monday, falling 62-39. 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 89th, while the Cougars are ranked 30th).
Cross County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lindee Kelley out in front who went 6 for 13 on her way to 15 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. That's the most points Kelley has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Bricelynn Larson, who went 7 of 11 on her way to 17 points and seven rebounds.
Nebraska Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Cross County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Nebraska Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 54-43 loss against Fairbury on the 2nd. As for Cross County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 31-29 victory against Central City on the 2nd.
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