After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Ashland-Greenwood, the Kearney Catholic Stars were happy to have found some success on Friday. They managed a 53-47 victory over Lincoln Christian. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up ten more assists than your opponent, as Kearney Catholic did.
Kearney Catholic was led to victory by Oliver Sharp and Carson Murphy. Sharp dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds, while Murphy scored 18 points along with six assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Murphy has scored all season. Jacob Bosshamer was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with two steals.
Despite the loss, Lincoln Christian still got an impressive performance from Cade Marshbanks, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Carter Stuzman, who scored eight points.
Kearney Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Lincoln Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-14.
Kearney Catholic will head out on the road to face off against Adams Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Adams Central is on a six-game streak of home wins, Kearney Catholic a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Lincoln Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Bishop Neumann at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln Christian 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 171st, while Bishop Neumann is ranked 22nd).
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