Navigators
| 02/01/25 vs Lincoln Northeast | 69-71 |
| 01/30/25 vs Lincoln Southwest | 66-63 |
| 01/29/25 vs Grand Island | 87-59 |
| 01/24/25 vs Omaha North | 75-61 |
| 01/22/25 @ Kearney | 65-58 |
It was a good run, but Lincoln North Star unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Lincoln Northeast Rockets by a score of 71-69. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (66), the Navigators still had to take the loss.
Several Navigators players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jordan Castor, who went 9 of 22 on his way to 25 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Castor has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Sam Schaefer was another key player, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards.
Even though they lost, Lincoln North Star smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Leading Lincoln Northeast to victory were Grant Fredericks and Lazerek Houston. Fredericks dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds, while Houston went 7 for 16 en route to 26 points. The dominant performance gave Fredericks a new career-high in points. Hayden Tenopir also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Lincoln North Star's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-4. As for Lincoln Northeast, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-3.
Lincoln North Star and Lincoln Northeast should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings. Lincoln North Star (ranked 15th) will meet Omaha Central (ranked 74th) at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln North Star will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. Meanwhile, Lincoln Northeast will challenge Buena Vista at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday up 76 places (10 vs. 86).
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