You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Kearney on Saturday. They took down the Lincoln Northeast Rockets 75-56. The Bearcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Rockets, too.
| 12/28/24 @ Lincoln Northeast | 33 |
| 02/15/24 vs Lincoln Southwest | 32 |
| 02/02/24 vs Bryan | 31 |
| 12/07/23 @ Lincoln High | 30 |
| 12/10/24 vs Lincoln Southeast | 29 |
Leading Kearney to victory were Ben Johnson and Jacob Webber. Johnson dropped a triple-double on 22 points, 17 boards, and 11 assists, while Webber went 11 of 19 on his way to 33 points. Those 33 points gave Webber a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Kracl, who posted nine points.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Kearney was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln Northeast only racked up eight assists.
When it comes to explaining why Lincoln Northeast lost, don't look at Lazerek Houston. Despite the final result, he went 9 of 16 on his way to 26 points and four steals. That was a full 46.4% of Lincoln Northeast's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mowafag Abdalla, who posted 11 points and four steals.
Kearney's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Lincoln Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Kearney didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 81-38 victory against North Platte on the 2nd. As for Lincoln Northeast, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 73-51 win against Lincoln East on the 2nd.
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