The Lincoln Christian Crusaders are taking a road trip to face off against the Lincoln Northwest Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln Christian will be strutting in after a win while Lincoln Northwest will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Lincoln Christian strolled past Beatrice with points to spare, taking the game 64-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Northwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 51-40 to Aurora. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Huskies are ranked 24th).
Lincoln Christian will need to focus on slowing down Corsean Phillippi, one of several Lincoln Northwest players who made an impact when they last played. He posted seven points and three steals. Thanks to that strong game, Phillippi now owns an excellent 44.4% three-point shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Roman Stepanyuk, who scored 12 points and six boards.
Lincoln Northwest's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Lincoln Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Everything came up roses for Lincoln Christian against Lincoln Northwest in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 78-50 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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