The North Platte Bulldog basketball teams were defeated at home by Lincoln North Star last night, a disappointing start to the final week of their regular season. In the girls game, the Lady Bulldogs led early in the second half but would end up falling to the Gators 42-35. Karli Stucky scored nine points to lead the Lady Bulldogs in the defeat. The loss is the third straight for the Lady Bulldogs and drops their record to 6-13. The Bulldog boys jumped out to a seven-point first quarter lead, but could not hold on and lost to the tenth-ranked Gators 52-48. For the Bulldogs, Kade Erickson equaled a season and career high with 20 points. The loss drops the Bulldog boys to 7-12. The Bulldog cagers wind up their regular season with games at Lexington on Friday and at home against Lincoln Southwest on Saturday.