Harvard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 68-24 defeat at the hands of the Kenesaw Blue Devils. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 117th).
01/11/25 vs Kenesaw | 5 |
01/10/25 vs Red Cloud | 3 |
01/07/25 vs College View Academy | 3 |
01/03/25 @ Gibbon | 2 |
12/30/24 @ Wilcox-Hildreth | 2 |
Harvard's loss came despite strong showings from Ethyn Whetstine-Jones and Cohen Reutzel. Whetstine-Jones posted ten points along with five rebounds and five steals, while Reutzel had four points. Whetstine-Jones is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games he's played.
Maddox Wagoner went supernova for Kenesaw, going 6 of 14 on his way to 15 points and four steals. Wagoner is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jravin Suck, who put up eight points in addition to 13 boards and three steals.
Harvard's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Kenesaw, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
Harvard will challenge Osceola at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Osceola is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season. As for Kenesaw, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-20 win against Giltner on the 14th.
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