Newman Grove/St. Edward came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 60-37 to the Nebraska Christian Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Eagles are ranked 129th).
Katelyn Werts
| 02/20/25 @ Nebraska Christian | 46% |
| 12/14/24 vs Madison | 40% |
| 01/18/25 @ Fullerton | 33% |
| 01/14/25 @ Osmond | 33% |
| 12/31/24 @ Elba | 31% |
Newman Grove/St. Edward's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Katelyn Werts, who to rack up 15 points and three steals, and Kailey Patzel, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Werts a new career-high in shooting accuracy (46%). Piper Jarecki also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Newman Grove/St. Edward has been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 14 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-20 record this season. Nebraska Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Newman Grove/St. Edward does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nebraska Christian, they have already played their next contest, a 59-37 victory against Fullerton on the 21st.
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