Basketball Recap: Hannah Bedient and Ava Markowski Secure Win for Pius X

Thunderbolts

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 vs North Platte	47
12/07/24 vs Blue Springs South	44
12/06/24 vs Blue Springs	42
01/21/25 @ Elkhorn North	41
12/30/24 vs St. Pius X	37

Pius X won the last time they faced Gretna and things went their way on Thursday too. The Pius X Thunderbolts blew past the Gretna Dragons 56-33. The Thunderbolts have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Pius X was led to victory by Ava Markowski and Hannah Bedient. Markowski posted 15 points and five steals, while Bedient went 7-for-10 to rack up 14 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. That's the most steals Bedient has posted since back in January of 2024. Keeleigh Knobbe was another key player, going 5-for-12 on her way to 10 points.

Gretna lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Maggie Miller, who scored nine points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emme Johnson, who had eight points.

Pius X's win bumped their record up to 18-4. As for Gretna, they dropped their record down to 8-13 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.

Coming up, Pius X will host Duchesne at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Pius X is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.8 points per game this season. As for Gretna, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Standing Bear at 1:00 p.m.