After flying high against Lyons-Decatur Northeast last Saturday, Humphrey-Lindsay came back down to earth. The Humphrey-Lindsay Bulldogs fell 65-53 to the West Point-Beemer Cadets on Tuesday. The Bulldogs were probably out for revenge after losing 55-44 to them when the teams met back in February of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Humphrey-Lindsay's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Owen Kurtenbach, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. That was a full 35.8% of Humphrey-Lindsay's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Groteluschen, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Point-Beemer to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hunter Swanson, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 18 points and five assists. Swanson's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ian Schiller, who went 5 of 7 en route to 12 points and eight boards.
Humphrey-Lindsay's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for West Point-Beemer, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4.
Humphrey-Lindsay will be taking part in a tournament against Tekamah-Herman at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Humphrey-Lindsay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season. As for West Point-Beemer, they will take on Bancroft-Rosalie in a tournament on Friday. Bancroft-Rosalie will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something West Point-Beemer surely won't give up without a fight.
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