You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Millard South on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Lincoln East Spartans out of the water with a 62-34 final score. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Spartans are ranked 136th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Millard South was led to victory by Koby Meyers and Owen Anderson. Meyers went 5 of 8 on his way to 15 points and three steals, while Anderson went 6 for 9 en route to 16 points. Meyers has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Journey Gerlach also deserves some recognition as he pulled down his first board of the season.
Millard South smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln East only pulled down four offensive boards.
Lincoln East lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Nolan O'Neill, who posted eight points. Luke Larson was another key player, putting up five points and eight rebounds.
Millard South's victory bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Lincoln East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8.
Millard South and Millard North will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Millard South knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Millard North likes a good challenge. As for Lincoln East, they will host Blue Valley at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
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