Shelby-Rising City was the 39-37 winner over Nebraska Lutheran when they last played one another back in January of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Shelby-Rising City Huskies fell 41-31 to the Nebraska Lutheran Knights on Saturday.
Shelby-Rising City lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Taya Pinneo, who posted 17 points. Nicole Martensen was another key player, putting up two points and 11 rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Shelby-Rising City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Nebraska Lutheran to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rebecca Hueske, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten boards. Those ten rebounds gave Hueske a new career-high. Hallie Spreeman also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Shelby-Rising City dropped their record down to 4-9 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Nebraska Lutheran, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shelby-Rising City has already played their next contest (against David City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Nebraska Lutheran is taking a road trip to square off against Hampton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nebraska Lutheran is facing Hampton at the right time seeing as Hampton is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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