Adams Central has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They came up short against the Holdrege Dusters on Tuesday, falling 74-54. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Dusters are ranked eighth).
| 01/14/25 @ Holdrege | 19 |
| 01/09/25 vs Hastings | 26 |
| 12/28/24 @ Broken Bow | 21 |
| 12/27/24 vs Boone Central | 26 |
| 12/21/24 vs Cozad | 23 |
When it comes to explaining why Adams Central lost, don't look at Hunter Nepple. Despite the final result, he posted 19 points. Nepple's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Austin Vontz was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Holdrege to victory, but perhaps none more so than Garret Johnson, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 21 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists. Johnson is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Baron Medina, who went 8 for 17 en route to 20 points and four steals.
Adams Central's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Holdrege, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Adams Central will host Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Adams Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season. As for Holdrege, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Southern Valley at 7:00 p.m. Holdrege also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 77.2 points per game.
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