Basketball Recap: Waverly's Winning Streak Snapped at Eight Games

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Waverly can now relate to. They took a 38-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gretna East Griffins. The match marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Vikings

Previous 5 Games

03/07/25 vs Gretna East	34-38
03/06/25 vs York	48-31
03/01/25 vs Scottsbluff	44-27
02/25/25 vs Nebraska City	66-35
02/24/25 vs Platteview	55-27

The defeat snapped Waverly's winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 21-4 record. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points over those games. As for Gretna East, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.

Waverly does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gretna East, they and Skutt Catholic will face off at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Skutt Catholic comes in on 16 and Gretna East on three.