It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Seward Bluejays challenge the Lincoln Northwest Falcons on Thursday... Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Seward's way against Lakeview as Seward made off with a 78-53 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 50-26.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Northwest came into Tuesday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They snuck past Standing Bear with a 65-59 victory on Tuesday.
Seward better keep an eye on Xavier Schwartz. He was instrumental in Lincoln Northwest's win, going 6 of 9 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tayden Wynn, who posted nine points and five steals.
Seward has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Lincoln Northwest, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-11.
Seward took their victory against Lincoln Northwest when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 56-34. Will Seward repeat their success, or does Lincoln Northwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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