After flying high against Omaha Northwest last Tuesday, Lincoln Northeast came back down to earth. The Lincoln Northeast Rockets fell 83-75 to the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs on Friday. The Rockets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Monarchs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2021.
Lazerek Houston
| 02/21/25 vs Papillion-LaVista | 33 |
| 02/18/25 vs Omaha Northwest | 22 |
| 02/15/25 @ Fremont | 20 |
| 02/14/25 vs Papillion-LaVista South | 21 |
| 02/07/25 @ Omaha South | 22 |
| + 2 more games |
Lazerek Houston and Grant Fredericks certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Houston went 12-for-25 to rack up 33 points along with seven boards and five assists, while Fredericks went 6-for-12 on his way to 23 points and five rebounds. Houston's big performance that evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mowafag Abdalla, who posted eight points.
Papillion-LaVista's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sam Boudreau, who had 21 points and five boards. Papillion-LaVista is undefeated when Boudreau posts 20 or more points, but 9-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Garin Maley, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Lincoln Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 18-5. As for Papillion-LaVista, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-10.
Lincoln Northeast does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Papillion-LaVista, they will look to defend their home court on March 1st against Omaha Central at 5:15 p.m. Papillion-LaVista knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 games -- so hopefully Omaha Central likes a good challenge.
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