Lincoln East lost against Millard South back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Lincoln East Spartans fell 57-49 to the Millard South Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th in Nebraska, while the Patriots are ranked 30th in Nebraska).
Lincoln East lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Neveah Coleman, who posted nine points and three steals. Sadie Mccleary was another key player, putting up ten points and seven rebounds.
Millard South's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Abbi Durow, who went 7-for-10 to rack up 21 points. Durow has become a key player for Millard South: the team is undefeated when she posts at least 20 points, but 8-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Mungin, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards.
Lincoln East has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season. Millard South pushed their record up to 15-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Lincoln East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Millard South, they will venture away from home to challenge Westview at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Millard South is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season.
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