The Wakefield Trojans had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 52-40 win over Lyons-Decatur Northeast. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Wakefield also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2023.
Wakefield was led to victory by Jacob Borg and Cael Johnson. Borg scored 22 points along with eight rebounds and five assists, while Johnson dropped a double-double on 22 points and 17 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kaden Knaak, who scored 13 points along with four blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Hegge, who scored eight points.
Wakefield's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-12. As for Lyons-Decatur Northeast, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-14.
Wakefield won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Homer at 7:10 p.m. on February 16th. Wakefield is facing Homer at the right time seeing as Homer is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Lyons-Decatur Northeast, they will square off against Walthill at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Walthillpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Lyons-Decatur Northeast in Nebraska (Walthill is ranked 95th, while Lyons-Decatur Northeast is ranked 239th).
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