On Saturday, the Lincoln East Spartans ended up a good deal behind the Blue Valley North Mustangs and lost 57-40. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 136th in Nebraska, while the Mustangs are ranked third in Kansas).
Lincoln East lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Nolan O'Neill, who posted eight points. Another player making a difference was Luke Larson, who earned eight points and seven rebounds.
Lincoln East has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Blue Valley North, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lincoln East will face off against Fremont at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Blue Valley North, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Gardner-Edgerton at 7:00 p.m. on January 29th.
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