Niobrara/Verdigre was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 18th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Stuart Broncos 70-32. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Broncos are ranked 90th).
Hunter Tubbs was his usual excellent self, going 7 for 9 on his way to 17 points and five boards for Stuart. Owen Littau was another key player, going 5 of 10 en route to 13 points and five rebounds.
Niobrara/Verdigre's loss dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Stuart, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.
Niobrara/Verdigre has already played their next matchup (against Boyd County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Stuart will face off against Elgin/Pope John at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Stuart is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.4 points per game this season.
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