The Conestoga Cougars stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 58-32 margin over Palmyra. The win was nothing new for Conestoga as they're now sitting on three straight.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Conestoga to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Simones, who scored 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zachariah Smith, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks.
Despite the loss, Palmyra had strong showings from Drew Erhart, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and five steals, and Gou Kamishita, who scored 12 points along with two steals. That was a full 37.5% of Palmyra's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Palmyra struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They are winless (0-3) when they just don't pass the ball.
Conestoga's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Palmyra, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Conestoga's homestand continues as they prepare to take on Falls City at 7:30 p.m. on January 18th. Falls City will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 213th, while Conestoga is ranked 45th). As for Palmyra, they will be playing at home against Yutan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
