Nebraska High School Basketball - Gross Catholic can't hold off Pius X
January 30, 2016: Omaha, NE 68147 The Pius X Thunderbolts basketball team scored 34 points and restricted the host Gross Catholic Cougars to 32 in the Thunderbolts non-league victory on Saturday.
The Thunderbolts now sport a 10-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mercy for a non-league contest on Tuesday, February 2. Pius X will battle a Monarchs team coming off a 62-41 league loss to Duchesne (Omaha, NE). The Monarchs record now stands at 2-15.
Next up, the Cougars play the Elkhorn Antlers (Elkhorn, NE) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, February 2. Gross Catholic will attempt to upgrade on its 6-10 season record. The Antlers go into the bout with a 12-6 record after their 55-46 non-league loss to Elkhorn South (Elkhorn, NE).