The Lincoln Lutheran Warriors will square off against the Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals at 11:20 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Thursday, Lincoln Lutheran needed a bit of extra time to put away Auburn. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 61-49. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the Bulldogs are ranked 29th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacob Duitsman
| 02/13/25 vs Auburn | 35 |
| 03/06/24 vs Cedar Catholic | 27 |
| 12/12/23 vs Seward | 26 |
| 01/11/25 vs Wahoo | 25 |
| 12/05/24 @ Norfolk Catholic | 25 |
It was another big night for Jacob Duitsman, who dropped a double-double with 35 points and ten rebounds. Those 35 points gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Grant Stowell, who posted 12 points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, Doniphan-Trumbull entered their tilt with Wood River on Friday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 65-57 victory over the Eagles.
Lincoln Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points over those games. As for Doniphan-Trumbull, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
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