If the Nebraska Christian Eagles were feeling good off their 75-47 takedown of the Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Nebraska Christian suffered a tough 61-41 defeat at the hands of High Plains on Tuesday. The contest was a 23-23 toss-up at halftime, but Nebraska Christian was outscored by High Plains in the second.
Nebraska Christian's loss came despite strong showings from Micah Perdew and Oliver Herman. Perdew scored 19 points along with five rebounds, while Herman scored 20 points. Perdew scored a full 46.3% of Nebraska Christian's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Nebraska Christian struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead High Plains to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Urkoski, who scored 20 points along with nine rebounds. That's the first time this season that Urkoski scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brodey Spurling, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds.
Nebraska Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for High Plains, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nebraska Christian will face off against Parkview Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Parkview Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Nebraska Christian likes a good challenge. As for High Plains, they will head out on the road to face off against Giltner at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Giltner focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Tuesday.
