The Lincoln Southeast Knights will square off against the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Lincoln Southeast is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Lincoln Northeast, who was ranked 17th at the time (Lincoln Southeast was ranked 25th). Lincoln Southeast fell 73-62 to Lincoln Northeast on Thursday.
Despite the loss, Lincoln Southeast got top-tier performance from Mike Ngoyi, who went 9 for 17 en route to 27 points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Mari Shumaker, who posted 16 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Lincoln Southeast smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Papillion-LaVista's strategy against Bellevue East on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Papillion-LaVista blew Bellevue East out of the water with a 65-34 final score. With the Monarchs ahead 34-14 at the half, the game was all but over already.
The win made it two in a row for Papillion-LaVista and bumps their season record up to 8-9. As for Lincoln Southeast, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Everything came up roses for Lincoln Southeast against Papillion-LaVista in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 77-48 victory. In that contest, Lincoln Southeast amassed a halftime lead of 44-18, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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