There's no place like home for Humboldt, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 69-58 victory over the Neodesha Blue Streaks on Tuesday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 75-37 back in December of 2024.
Blake Ellis
| 02/11/25 vs Neodesha | 19 |
| 01/14/25 vs Fredonia | 16 |
| 12/19/24 @ Neodesha | 14 |
| 12/12/24 vs Crest | 14 |
| 01/17/25 @ Cherryvale | 13 |
Humboldt's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Blake Ellis led the charge by going 5 for 10 en route to 19 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Ellis a new career-high in points. Colden Cook was another key player, going 10 of 18 on his way to 21 points.
Humboldt's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 48.8% in those games and 29.7% outside of them. As for Neodesha, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6.
Coming up, Humboldt will be playing at home against Cherryvale on Friday. As for Neodesha, they will head out on the road to face off against Northeast on Tuesday.
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