Lincoln Southeast and Lincoln North Star are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Lincoln Southeast Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lincoln North Star Navigators at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Lincoln Southeast ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They secured a 63-59 W over Papillion-LaVista.
Lincoln Southeast got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Taye Moore out in front who scored 17 points along with three steals. Jake Hilkemann was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Lincoln North Star's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a hard 84-65 fall against Lincoln Southwest. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (59), Lincoln North Star still had to take the loss.
Lazerek Houston put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 22 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jordan Castor, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
Lincoln Southeast's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for Lincoln North Star, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Lincoln Southeast strolled past Lincoln North Star in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 71-57. Does Lincoln Southeast have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln North Star turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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