The Wakefield Trojans will challenge the Homer Knights at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wakefield has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Homer will arrive with three straight victories.
On Saturday, Wakefield lost to Clarkson/Leigh on the road by a 58-39 margin. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Patriots are ranked 82nd).
Meanwhile, Homer earned a 63-50 win over Omaha Nation on Friday.
Homer pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points per game. As for Wakefield, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Wakefield came up short against Homer in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 58-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Homer's Alexandra Albrecht, who went 9 for 14 on her way to 24 points and three steals. Now that Wakefield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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