After flying high against Omaha South on Friday, Lincoln Northeast came back down to earth. The Lincoln Northeast Rockets lost to the Sioux City East Black Raiders at home by a 60-42 margin on Saturday.
Brynna Renard
| 02/08/25 vs Sioux City East | 10 |
| 02/07/25 @ Omaha South | 12 |
| 02/04/25 @ Buena Vista | 10 |
| 01/31/25 vs Fremont | 17 |
| 01/28/25 vs Norfolk | 12 |
| + 10 more games |
Brynna Renard and Jayla Merrill certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Renard dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten rebounds, while Merrill went 8-for-16 to rack up 21 points and five boards. Renard has been hot for a while, having posted nine or more rebounds the last 15 times she's played.
Even though they lost, Lincoln Northeast smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Lincoln Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Sioux City East, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-5.
Lincoln Northeast didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-45 loss against Papillion-LaVista South on the 14th. Sioux City East has also already played their next game (against Sioux City North), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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