Homer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 60-36 to the Lutheran-Northeast Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Eagles are ranked 85th).
Homer's loss came despite strong showings from Aayden Harris and Axton Caskey. Harris posted six points and nine rebounds, while Caskey earned eight points and five rebounds.
Lutheran-Northeast got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was D'Artagnan Taylor out in front who went 8 of 15 on his way to 21 points. Those 21 points gave Taylor a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Feddern, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 14 points.
Homer's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lutheran-Northeast, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
After both having extra time off, Homer and Bancroft-Rosalie will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 2:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. One thing working in Bancroft-Rosalie's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests. Lutheran-Northeast and Hartington-Newcastle will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on December 28th.
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