The Nebraska Christian Eagles won the last time they faced the St. Edward Beavers, and things went their way on Friday too. Nebraska Christian came out on top against St. Edward by a score of 55-46. Winning is a bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 25 to 4 on the offensive boards, as Nebraska Christian did.
Micah Perdew had a dynamite game for Nebraska Christian, scoring 30 points along with 9 rebounds and 4 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Perdew has scored at least 25% of Nebraska Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Falk, who scored 4 points along with 12 rebounds.
Despite the loss, St. Edward still got an impressive performance from Anthony Reader, who scored 29 points along with 5 rebounds and 5 steals. Reader scored a full 63% of St. Edward's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Marcos Paez was another key contributor, scoring 4 points along with 3 steals and 3 blocks.
The victory got Nebraska Christian back to even at 1-1. As for St. Edward, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nebraska Christian will square off against Heartland Lutheran on Saturday. As for St. Edward, they will head out on the road to face off against Nebraska Lutheran on Tuesday.
