Even though the Lincoln Northeast Rockets scored an imposing 56 points on Tuesday, the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks still came out on top. Lincoln Southwest took down Lincoln Northeast 70-56. The win made it back-to-back wins for Lincoln Southwest.
Lincoln Southwest was led to victory by Karter Chamberlain and Braden Frager. Chamberlain scored 12 points along with two steals, while Frager scored 15 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jaxyn Cruse, who scored eight points.
Lincoln Northeast lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Grant Fredericks, who scored 18 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Fredericks has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Thach, who scored nine points along with five assists and three steals.
Lincoln Southwest is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Lincoln Northeast, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10.
Lincoln Southwest will head out on the road to take on Gretna East at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Gretna East is coming into the matchup with five straight defeats at home, meaning Lincoln Southwest will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. Lincoln Northeast will take on Elkhorn South at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln Northeast is on a four-game streak of home losses, Elkhorn South a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
