Having just played yesterday, the Northside L Lions will jump right back in to play Omaha Lightning at 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday. Northside L knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Omaha Lightning likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, Northside L was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 60-59 to Tournament Opponent. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (57), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Northside L got top-tier performance from JEFFREY WHEELER, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 13 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of WILL SLAGLE, who posted nine points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Omaha Lightning was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 46-44 heartbreaker at the hands of Omaha R. While losing is never fun, Omaha Lightning can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while Omaha R is ranked 93rd).
Omaha Lightning's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Northside L, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-19.
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