The Cedar Catholic Trojans had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.4 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge and snuck past 48-45. Given Cedar Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while Laurel-Concord-Coleridge is ranked 137th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's loss came despite strong showings from Tyler Olson and Gibson Roberts. Olson scored 20 points, while Roberts scored 16 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Olson has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Cade Johnson, who scored four points.
Cedar Catholic pushed their record up to 16-6 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.2 points per game. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-13 record this season.
Cedar Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge also has no future games currently scheduled.
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