The Lincoln Northwest Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Waverly Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lincoln Northwest has struggled recently with 14 losses in a row, while Waverly will arrive with four straight wins.
On Saturday, Lincoln Northwest took a serious blow against Bennington, falling 68-27. While losing is never fun, Lincoln Northwest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 211th, while Bennington is ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Waverly can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 58-35 margin over Hastings. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Waverly had established a 22 point advantage.
Waverly can attribute much of their success to Parker Christiansen, who scored 16 points. Peyton Tritz was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Lincoln Northwest dropped their record down to 1-17 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.5 points per game. As for Waverly, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
