The Neligh-Oakdale Warriors had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Madison by a score of 44-31 on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Neligh-Oakdale also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2023.
Hailey Horstmann was her usual excellent self, scoring 17 points. McKenna Boggs was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Madison saw an underclassman step up: Salena Duinkerken scored 14 points along with eight rebounds. That was a full 45.2% of Madison's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Madison struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Neligh-Oakdale racked up 13 assists.
Neligh-Oakdale's victory bumped their record up to 4-13. As for Madison, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-11.
Neligh-Oakdale will head out on the road to take on Bloomfield on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Nebraska (Bloomfield is ranked 215th, while Neligh-Oakdale is ranked 204th). As for Madison, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against West Point-Beemer at 6:00 p.m. Madison will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 221st, while West Point-Beemer is ranked 81st).
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