It was a proper cat-fight when Morrill faced off against Niobrara County on Friday. The Morrill Lions walked away with a 49-38 victory over the Niobrara County Tigers. The win was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 139th in Nebraska, while the Tigers are ranked 13th in Wyoming).
Brooklyn Brown went supernova for Morrill, going 6 of 11 en route to 21 points along with six boards and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Ott, who posted nine points and seven boards.
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Morrill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.
Niobrara County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jaci Vetter, who had seven points. Gracie ZumBrunnen was another key player, putting up five points along with nine rebounds and four steals.
Morrill's record now sits at 5-3. As for Niobrara County, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
Morrill and Crawford will face off at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Crawford's defense has only allowed 28.2 points per game this season, so Morrill's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Niobrara County, they will square off against Hemingford at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Niobrara County is facing Hemingford at the right time seeing as Hemingford is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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