Heartland lost against Thayer Central back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Heartland Huskies were outmatched by the Thayer Central Titans and fell 66-20. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Titans are ranked 52nd).
Despite the loss, Heartland still got an impressive performance from Emerysn Oswald, who posted seven points.
Heartland dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Thayer Central, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heartland will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Giltner at 6:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Heartland is facing Giltner at the right time seeing as Giltner is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Thayer Central also won't see the court for a while: their next match is against Republic County at 4:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Thayer Central's defense has only allowed 29.4 points per game this season, so Republic County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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