The Lutheran-Northeast Eagles will play host again and welcome the Fullerton Warriors, where tip off is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Nebraska (Lutheran-Northeast is ranked 238th, while Fullerton is ranked 224th).
Lutheran-Northeast suffered their biggest defeat since December 19, 2023 on Monday. They took a serious blow against Battle Creek, falling 55-23. Lutheran-Northeast has struggled against Battle Creek recently, as their matchup on Monday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Defeat or not, Lutheran-Northeast got some senior leadership from Delaney Rose-hancock and Kendra Petersen. Rose-hancock scored 11 points, while Petersen. scored eight points.
Fullerton posted their biggest win yet this season on Tuesday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 39-8 win over Elba. Fullerton pushed the score to 35-6 by the end of the third, a deficit Elba had little chance of recovering from.
Fullerton can attribute much of their success to Jaci Maxfield, who scored 13 points. Another player making a difference was Georgia Bridger, who scored seven points.
Lutheran-Northeast dropped their record down to 2-14 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Fullerton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season.
Lutheran-Northeast took their win against Fullerton in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 by a conclusive 57-35. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Fullerton's Teagan Gonsior, who scored 17 points along with six steals. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Lutheran-Northeast to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
