Malcolm was the 72-64 winner over Ralston when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Malcolm Clippers fell 57-49 to the Ralston Rams on Thursday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Clippers came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Rams are ranked 167th).
| 01/16/25 @ Ralston | 12 |
| 12/27/24 vs Centennial | 7 |
| 01/09/25 vs Milford | 6 |
| 12/05/24 @ Plattsmouth | 6 |
| 12/21/24 @ Beatrice | 5 |
Several Clippers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tristen Boehle, who posted 12 points. Those 12 points gave Boehle a new career-high. Preston Kucera was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Lamar Rucker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ralston, almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Rucker has been hot recently, having posted nine or more boards the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Manyok Manyok, who earned nine points and seven rebounds.
Malcolm's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. As for Ralston, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-7.
Malcolm has already played their next game, a 49-28 win against Nebraska City on the 17th. As for Ralston, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Wahoo at 7:00 p.m. Wahoo knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Ralston likes a good challenge.
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