Basketball Recap: Blair Piles Up the Points Against Hastings

There's no place like home for Blair, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They blew past the Hastings Tigers 48-17 on Thursday. With the Bears ahead 25-5 at the half, the match was all but over already.

Leading Blair to victory were Cadence Field and Kate Wulf. Field posted 11 points, while Wulf scored ten points. Wulf continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addie Sullivan, who had seven points.

Bears

Previous 6 Games (Home)

01/02/25 vs Hastings	48-17
12/20/24 vs Hastings	51-25
12/14/24 vs Gross Catholic	55-49
12/07/24 vs Ralston	71-8
02/15/24 vs Crete	61-47
02/10/24 vs Roncalli Catholic	65-52

Blair's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Hastings, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.

Blair and Hastings could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings. Blair (ranked 69th) will meet Bennington (ranked 13th) at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Hastings (ranked 196th) will meet Gretna East (ranked 11th) at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.