Even though the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks scored an imposing 77 points on Thursday, the Kearney Bearcats still came out on top. Kearney took their match against Lincoln Southwest 84-77. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kearney.
Kearney's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ben Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Webber, who scored 32 points along with two blocks.
Despite the loss, Lincoln Southwest still got an impressive performance from Braden Frager, who scored 39 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Frager has scored all season. Bj Bradford was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Kearney has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Lincoln Southwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
Kearney does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln Southwest, they will be playing at home against Omaha South at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday.
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