It was a classic East v. West duel when Lincoln Southwest duked it out withLincoln Southeast on Friday. The Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks took a 58-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lincoln Southeast Knights. The contest marked the Silver Hawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
| 01/10/25 vs Lincoln Southeast | 16 |
| 01/07/25 vs Lincoln High | 25 |
| 01/02/25 @ Lincoln North Star | 20 |
Despite the loss, Lincoln Southwest still got an impressive performance from Uzziah Sanders, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 16 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. Sanders' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Makkiah Sanders, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds.
Mike Ngoyi continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lincoln Southeast, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Those nine boards gave Ngoyi a new career-high. Prospedi Mukendi was another key player, putting up eight points and 11 rebounds.
Lincoln Southwest's loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Lincoln Southeast, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Lincoln Southwest and Lincoln Southeast could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings. Lincoln Southwest (ranked 41st) will meet Omaha Westside (ranked fifth) at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday. Lincoln Southwest has given up an average of 53.4 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. Similarly, Lincoln Southeast (ranked 40th) will meet Westview (ranked tenth) at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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