Nebraska Christian lost against Wood River back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Nebraska Christian Eagles fell to the Wood River Eagles 60-54. While losing is never fun, Nebraska Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while Wood River is ranked 78th).
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 rebounds. That was a full 53.7% of Nebraska Christian's points, marking the tenth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Kendehl Oswald was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Nebraska Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Wood River, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-5.
Nebraska Christian has already played their next game, a 54-28 loss against Arcadia/Loup City on the 31st. As for Wood River, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Minden at 7:45 p.m. on February 13th.
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