Stanton lost against Oakland-Craig back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Stanton Mustangs were dealt a 73-40 defeat at the hands of the Oakland-Craig Knights. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Knights are ranked 67th).
Stanton lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Barrett Wilke, who posted nine points and five assists. Logan Tiedtke was another key player, putting up nine points.
Mustangs
| 01/10/25 vs Oakland-Craig | 40-73 |
| 01/07/25 vs Humphrey-Lindsay | 39-76 |
| 01/02/25 @ Wisner-Pilger | 50-57 |
Even though they lost, Stanton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Oakland-Craig's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Braylon Anderson led the charge by dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. What's more, Anderson also racked up eight assists, the most he's had since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Corbin Guill, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 17 points and eight rebounds.
Stanton's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Oakland-Craig, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Stanton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 71-50 defeat against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder on the 11th. As for Oakland-Craig, they will host Bancroft-Rosalie at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oakland-Craig is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.6 points per game this season.
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