The Lincoln East Spartans will square off against the Blue Valley Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Lincoln East is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Millard South on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lincoln East had to suffer through a 62-34 loss at the hands of Millard South. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Patriots are ranked 11th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Nolan O'Neill, who posted eight points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Larson, who had five points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Metro Academy last Wednesday, taking the game 61-49.
This is the second loss in a row for Lincoln East and nudges their season record down to 4-8. As for Blue Valley, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
