The Silver Lake Mustangs had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They strolled past Tri County Northeast with points to spare, taking the game 59-45. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 12 more assists than your opponent, as Silver Lake did.
Jordan Faimon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 20 points along with six rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Silver Lake's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tayten Menke, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Despite the loss, Tri County Northeast still got an impressive performance from Ben Jorgensen, who scored 21 points along with seven steals. Those seven steals set a new season-high mark for him. Hunter Heikes was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with nine rebounds.
Tri County Northeast struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Silver Lake's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Tri County Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Silver Lake won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Exeter-Milligan/Friend at 5:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Nebraska (Exeter-Milligan/Friend is ranked 128th, while Silver Lake is ranked 122nd). Tri County Northeast won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Red Cloud at 1:15 p.m. on December 29, 2023. Red Cloud comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
