The Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Omaha South Packers at 5:15 p.m. The timing is sure in Lincoln Southwest's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Omaha South has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
Lincoln Southwest pushed their score all the way to 77 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 84-77 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kearney. Lincoln Southwest found out winning isn't easy when you don't work as a unit and post 14 fewer assists than your opponent.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Braden Frager and Ben Johnson. Johnson had a great game and dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Meanwhile, Frager was balling out in the loss, scoring 39 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Omaha South came up short against Benson on Friday and fell 67-54.
Lincoln Southwest's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Omaha South, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Lincoln Southwest took their victory against Omaha South when the teams last played back in February of 2022 by a conclusive 73-52. Does Lincoln Southwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Omaha South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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