The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Cougars were not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 52-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wakefield. Lyons-Decatur Northeast found out winning isn't easy when you're outrebounded 14 to 7 on offense.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaden Knaak, who scored 13 points along with four blocks. Another player making a difference was Brayden Hegge, who scored eight points.
Leading Wakefield to victory were Jacob Borg and Cael Johnson. Borg scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and five assists, while Johnson dropped a double-double on 22 points and 17 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Wakefield, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-12.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast will challenge Walthill at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Walthillpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Lyons-Decatur Northeast in Nebraska (Walthill is ranked 95th, while Lyons-Decatur Northeast is ranked 239th). As for Wakefield, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Homer at 7:10 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Wakefield focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Thursday.
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