Lincoln East played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 62-34 loss at the hands of 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 136th, while the Patriots are ranked 11th).
Lincoln East lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Nolan O'Neill, who posted eight points. Another player making a difference was Luke Larson, who earned five points and eight boards.
Leading Millard South to victory were Koby Meyers and Owen Anderson. Meyers went 5 of 8 en route to 15 points and three steals, while Anderson went 6 for 9 on his way to 16 points. Meyers is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Margheim, who scored eight points and nine rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Lincoln East and nudges their season record down to 4-8. As for Millard South, their record now sits at 10-5.
Lincoln East has already played their next match (against Blue Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Millard South and Millard North will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Millard South's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 games.
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