Wood River won against Ord last Tuesday with 60 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. The Wood River Eagles secured a 60-54 W over the Nebraska Christian Eagles. Given Wood River's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while Nebraska Christian is ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Nebraska Christian lost, don't look at Oliver Herman. Despite the final result, he went 11 of 16 on his way to 29 points and six boards. Herman's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendehl Oswald, who posted 11 points.
Wood River has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Nebraska Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
Wood River will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Minden at 7:45 p.m. on February 13th. As for Nebraska Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 54-28 loss against Arcadia/Loup City on the 31st.
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