Nemaha Central waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Hiawatha Red Hawks 55-31. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Red Hawks are ranked 142nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hiawatha's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kenzie Nelson, who posted eight points and 11 rebounds, and Kylie Nelson, who earned 12 points and six boards. That was a full 38.7% of Hiawatha's points, marking the third time in a row Kylie has scored more than a third of the team's points.
Thunder
| 02/04/25 vs Hiawatha | 55-31 |
| 01/30/25 vs Lansing | 61-25 |
| 01/17/25 vs Holton | 42-20 |
| 01/14/25 vs Royal Valley | 58-26 |
| 01/10/25 vs Perry-Lecompton | 58-21 |
| 12/17/24 vs Valley Heights | 53-33 |
Nemaha Central pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.0 points over those games. As for Hiawatha, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Nemaha Central has already played their next matchup, a 44-39 defeat against Silver Lake on the 7th. As for Hiawatha, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 32-30 loss against Riley County on the 7th.
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