Kearney entered their tilt with Fremont on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They managed a 70-65 win over the Fremont Tigers. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Tigers are ranked 135th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/17/25 vs Fremont | 21 |
| 01/10/25 @ Lincoln High | 26 |
| 01/02/25 vs North Platte | 15 |
| 12/28/24 @ Lincoln Northeast | 22 |
| 12/21/24 @ Scottsbluff | 17 |
Leading Kearney to victory were Ben Johnson and Jacob Webber. Johnson almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, nine rebounds, and 13 assists, while Webber went 7 of 17 on his way to 21 points. Johnson's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Leyton Paider, who posted nine points.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Kearney was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Fremont lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kieryn Grothe, who went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points along with eight assists and five boards. Maurice Bryant was another key player, going 5 of 12 on his way to 13 points in addition to eight assists and four steals.
Kearney is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Fremont, they dropped their record down to 6-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Kearney will square off against Sioux City East at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Fremont, they will face off against Lincoln East at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fremont is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.1 points per game this season.
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