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| 01/30/24 - Home | 56-25 W |
| 01/22/24 - Neutral | 64-39 W |
| 01/31/23 - Home | 55-27 W |
| 02/01/22 - Away | 52-24 W |
| 02/02/21 - Home | 54-27 W |
| + 5 more games |
Cross County is 10-0 against Nebraska Lutheran since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cross County Cougars will head out to take on the Nebraska Lutheran Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Nebraska Lutheran will be up against a hot Cross County team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Cross County simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 61-34. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Eagles are ranked 191st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Nebraska Lutheran hadn't done well against McCool Junction recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Nebraska Lutheran put the hurt on McCool Junction with a sharp 53-28 win.
Cross County better focus on containing Rebecca Hueske and Samantha Hueske as the pair were huge in Nebraska Lutheran's win. Rebecca dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 steals, while Samantha almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Rebecca a new career-high in steals. Hallie Spreeman was another key player, putting up six points.
Nebraska Lutheran smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive matches.
Cross County is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Nebraska Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Everything came up roses for Cross County against Nebraska Lutheran when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 56-25 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cross County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
