Malcolm won the last time they faced Milford and things went their way on Thursday too. The Malcolm Clippers snuck past the Milford Eagles with a 61-56 victory. Given the Clippers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Eagles are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Malcolm got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Preston Kucera out in front who posted 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Frank, who earned 15 points.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Landon Roth, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 15 points and five assists. Another player making a difference was Colby Rautenberg, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Clippers
| 01/09/25 vs Milford | 61-56 |
| 12/28/24 vs Northwest | 42-38 |
| 12/27/24 vs Centennial | 52-50 |
| 12/21/24 @ Beatrice | 56-53 |
The victory (which was Malcolm's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Milford, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-7.
Malcolm will venture away from home to square off against Ralston at 7:00 p.m. on January 16th. Malcolm is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season. As for Milford, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 48-25 win against David City on the 11th.
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