Crofton lost against Wayne back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Crofton Warriors fell 58-46 to the Wayne Blue Devils. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 18th).
Despite the loss, Crofton had strong showings from Trevor Allen, who posted 19 points, and Jace Panning, who scored 19 points. That was a full 41.3% of Crofton's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.
Wayne's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Colson Nelsen, who went 9 of 20 en route to 21 points and four steals. That's the most steals Nelsen has posted since back in December of 2023. Brodey Munter was another key player, going 5 for 7 on his way to 13 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Crofton and nudges their season record down to 3-12. As for Wayne, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
Crofton will head out to face off against Hartington-Newcastle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Wayne, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Cedar Catholic. Wayne is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season.
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