Ogallala was the 65-62 winner over Gothenburg when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Ogallala Indians took a 55-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gothenburg Swedes on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Swedes are ranked 20th).

Hayden Shaw
02/28/25 @ Gothenburg | 9 |
02/08/25 @ Broken Bow | 8 |
02/11/25 @ Gothenburg | 5 |
02/07/25 vs McCook | 4 |
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Hayden Shaw and Shaydyn Rasby certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Shaw almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine assists, while Rasby dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Shaw a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Laney Caskey, who posted eight points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Ogallala smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards every time they've taken the court this season.
Ogallala's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Gothenburg, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 20-3.
Ogallala does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gothenburg, they have already played their next match, a 69-51 victory against Bridgeport on the 5th.
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