This season hasn't been kind to the Lewiston Tigers, who are still winless after their 16th game. They were dealt a 49-21 defeat at the hands of Sterling on Friday. Lewiston was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-5.
Despite the loss, Lewiston had strong showings from Justice Currie, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and four steals, and Maddie Janssen, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and two steals. That was a full 61.9% of Lewiston's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Lewiston's defeat was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Sterling, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season.
Lewiston will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Southern on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Nebraska (Southern is ranked 269th, while Lewiston is ranked 279th). Sterling will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Freeman on Tuesday. Freeman's defense has only allowed 27.6 points per game this season, so Sterling's offense will have their work cut out for them.
