The Wakefield Trojans will square off against the Lyons-Decatur Northeast Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lyons-Decatur Northeast took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Wakefield, who comes in off a win.
Wakefield will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 28) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Bancroft-Rosalie out 53-51. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted since February 3, 2024.
| 01/16/25 @ Bancroft-Rosalie | 12 |
| 01/13/25 vs Wisner-Pilger | 10 |
| 01/09/25 @ Ponca | 6 |
| 01/07/25 vs Lutheran-Northeast | 11 |
| 12/28/24 @ Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] | 3 |
Wakefield's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cael Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. With that strong performance, Johnson is now averaging an impressive 8.1 boards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Borg, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Lyons-Decatur Northeast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 59-46 to Oakland-Craig. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Knights are ranked 74th).
Wakefield's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Lyons-Decatur Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Wakefield beat Lyons-Decatur Northeast 52-40 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Does Wakefield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lyons-Decatur Northeast turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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