Crete has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Platteview Trojans at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Crete has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Crete stacked an 18th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat York 85-45 at home. Given Crete's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while York is ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Aidan Mcdowell, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points and 4 assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Crete's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Justus Gardiner, who scored 15 points along with five assists.
Meanwhile, even though Elkhorn North scored an imposing 55 points on Monday, Platteview still came out on top. Platteview skirted past Elkhorn North 58-55. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Platteview has posted since December 15, 2023.
Platteview got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Keegan Stobbe out in front who scored 17 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Stobbe has scored all season. Jaxon Adams was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Crete pushed their record up to 25-0 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 29.1 points. As for Platteview, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-10.
Everything went Crete's way against Platteview when the teams last played back in February as Crete made off with a 63-38 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Platteview's Reiman Zebert, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Crete still be able to contain Zebert? There's only one way to find out.
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