The Mead Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Tekamah-Herman Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mead is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season.
Mead is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Lyons-Decatur Northeast: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mead blew Lyons-Decatur Northeast out of the water with a 68-35 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Raiders had established a 22 point advantage.
Mead can attribute much of their success to Brady Gartner, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 boards, and Isaac Couch, who went 9 for 15 en route to 20 points and four steals. Tytus R Lee was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 10 points.
Mead smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Tekamah-Herman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 62-33 loss at the hands of Howells-Dodge.
With the victory, Mead broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-6. As for Tekamah-Herman, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Everything went Mead's way against Tekamah-Herman when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Mead made off with a 67-47 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mead since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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