York won the last time they faced Crete and things went their way on Thursday too. The York Dukes walked away with a 38-27 win over the Crete Cardinals. Given the Dukes' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Cardinals are ranked 109th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/30/25 vs Crete | 6 |
| 01/28/25 vs Lakeview | 3 |
| 01/25/25 @ North Platte | 3 |
| 01/24/25 vs Malcolm | 3 |
| 01/21/25 vs Norris | 2 |
York was led to victory by Lainey Portwine and Chloe Koch. Portwine almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds, while Koch posted 11 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Portwine is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 11 games she's played.
York smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
York's victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Crete, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
York will venture away from home to face off against Douglas County West at 6:00 p.m. on February 7th. Crete has already played their next matchup (against Schuyler), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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