North Platte came into Saturday's game looking for another win against York, but Ryan Huston wouldn't allow it. The York Dukes came out on top against the North Platte Bulldogs by a score of 58-49 on Saturday thanks in part to Huston, who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of York's points.
Despite the defeat, North Platte saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jake Kinkaid went 7 of 8 en route to 15 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Broman, who posted six points.
Dukes
| 01/25/25 @ North Platte | 58-49 |
| 01/24/25 vs Malcolm | 57-49 |
The win made it two in a row for York and bumps their season record up to 7-8. As for North Platte, they dropped their record down to 1-15 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home.
York and North Platte could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings. York will take on Douglas County West on February 7th down 122 places (146 vs. 24). Similarly, North Platte (ranked 245th) will meet Crete (ranked 21st) at 4:45 p.m. on February 8th.
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