The Nebraska Christian Eagles have not done well against the Burwell Longhorns recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Nebraska Christian walked away with a 59-50 win over Burwell. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Nebraska Christian.
Micah Perdew was his usual excellent self, scoring 33 points along with five rebounds. That makes it 14 consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Nebraska Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Oliver Herman, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Despite the loss, Burwell saw an underclassman step up: Landon Critel scored 17 points. That was a full 34% of Burwell's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Wright, who scored eight points.
Nebraska Christian's victory bumped their record up to 4-14. As for Burwell, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-14.
Nebraska Christian will take on Elba at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Nebraska Christian is facing Elba at the right time seeing as Elba is stuck on a 16-game losing streak. As for Burwell, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Riverside at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Riverside is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season.
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