Cougars
| 02/08/25 vs High Plains | 46-23 |
| 02/04/25 @ Nebraska Lutheran | 51-41 |
| 01/31/25 vs Bruning-Davenport/Shickley | 61-34 |
| 01/30/25 vs High Plains | 57-27 |
| 01/27/25 vs East Butler | 62-30 |
| + 2 more games |
Cross County entered their tilt with High Plains on Saturday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the High Plains Storm with a sharp 46-23 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Storm are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cross County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ema Dickey, who went 5 of 8 to rack up 11 points along with six assists and five boards. That's the most assists Dickey has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrienne Waller, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Dickey wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Cross County was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as High Plains only racked up three assists.
Cross County's win bumped their record up to 19-2. As for High Plains, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cougars duke it out with the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cross County is facing East Butler at the right time seeing as East Butler is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for High Plains, they will square off against Osceola at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Osceola has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
