The Nebraska City Pioneers will take on the Jefferson Yellowjackets in a holiday battle at at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Nebraska City is looking for their season's first win.
Nebraska City is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since January 29th on Tuesday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Syracuse an easy 63-37 victory. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Rockets are ranked 24th).
| 12/17/24 vs Syracuse | 4 |
| 01/06/24 @ Mound City | 4 |
| 12/10/24 vs Ralston | 2 |
| 01/22/24 @ Wahoo | 2 |
| 12/13/24 @ Shenandoah | 1 |
Nebraska City's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sam Rovetto, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds, and Caleb Walker, who posted 11 points and three steals. What's more, Walker also racked up four assists, the most he's had since back in January. Brayden Earll was another key player, putting up five points.
Even though they lost, Nebraska City was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Jefferson played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 101-35 loss at the hands of Sioux City East. The game marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Nebraska City's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Nebraska City took a serious blow against Jefferson when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 80-47. Thankfully for Nebraska City, Jayden Calabro (who went 13 of 32 on his way to 29 points along with seven steals and six assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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