After flying high against Neligh-Oakdale last Monday, Hartington-Newcastle came back down to earth. The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats took a 56-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears on Tuesday. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bears apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
| 01/21/25 @ Laurel-Concord-Coleridge | 25 |
| 01/07/25 vs Bloomfield | 20 |
| 01/25/24 @ Winnebago | 16 |
| 02/01/24 vs Osmond/Randolph | 15 |
| 02/05/24 vs Homer | 15 |
Despite the loss, Hartington-Newcastle still got an impressive performance from Brayden Lammers, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Lammers a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Austin Sudbeck, who posted eight points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Hartington-Newcastle smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Gibson Roberts was his usual excellent self, going 10 of 20 en route to 26 points and five rebounds for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge. Roberts has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Eli Haisch was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Hartington-Newcastle's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hartington-Newcastle will host Crofton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Battle Creek at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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