Sterling lost against Pawnee City back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Sterling Jets took a blow against the Pawnee City Indians, falling 67-26. The game marked the Jets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Sterling saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Beau Kaster posted five points and three steals. Those three steals gave Kaster a new career-high.
Pawnee City had a senior duo take command as Jett Farwell went 7 of 11 on his way to 16 points along with eight rebounds and three steals and Anthony Kling went 9 of 14 on his way to 19 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Farwell's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Menninga, who put up seven points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Sterling and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Pawnee City, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sterling will host Johnson-Brock at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Johnson-Brock will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Sterling surely won't give up without a fight. As for Pawnee City, they will challenge Weeping Water at 7:30 p.m. on January 7th. Pawnee City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season.
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