The Chase County Longhorns are taking a road trip to square off against the Hershey Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Chase County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.8 points per game this season.
Chase County will head into Thursday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Holyoke on Thursday. Chase County blew past Holyoke 70-49.
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Noah Rau and Lukas Fries were among the main playmakers for Chase County as the former went 8 of 13 on his way to 16 points and six boards and the latter went 6 for 10 en route to 17 points. The dominant performance also gave Fries a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Carson Terryberry, who posted six points along with 11 rebounds and four blocks.
Chase County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Hershey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a hard 65-46 fall against Bridgeport. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 67th).
Chase County's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-9. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Hershey, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Everything came up roses for Chase County against Hershey in their previous matchup last Friday, as the team secured a 71-34 win. Will Chase County repeat their success, or does Hershey have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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