The Lincoln Southeast Knights won the last time they faced the Bellevue East Chieftains, and things went their way on Saturday too. Lincoln Southeast breezed by Bellevue East on the road to the tune of 73-27. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up eight more assists than your opponent, as Lincoln Southeast did.
Lincoln Southeast's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mike Ngoyi led the charge by scoring 17 points. Another player making a difference was Taye Moore, who scored 9 points along with 6 assists and 3 steals.
Bellevue East's loss came despite strong showings from Ammi Williams and Trey Tolbert. Williams scored 11 points, while Tolbert scored 7 points. Williams scored a full 40.7% of Bellevue East's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
The victory got Lincoln Southeast back to even at 1-1. As for Bellevue East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lincoln Southeast will take on Creighton Prep at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday. As for Bellevue East, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Columbus.
