There's no place like home for Sandy Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 56-33 margin over the Superior Wildcats on Monday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Wildcats are ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Ethan Shaw was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Shaw, who went 5 of 6 en route to 10 points and six rebounds.
Sandy Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Superior only posted four assists.
Despite the loss, Superior still got an impressive performance from Mason Korb, who posted eight points.
Sandy Creek pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 21.2 points. As for Superior, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-17.
Sandy Creek has already played their next match, a 59-52 defeat against Fillmore Central on the 4th. Superior has also already played their next game (against Smith Center), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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