Basketball Recap: Diller-Odell Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Feb 26, 2025, 6:40am

Basketball Recap: Diller-Odell Griffin vs. Exeter-Milligan/Friend Bobcats

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Diller-Odell came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were dealt a 73-38 defeat at the hands of the Exeter-Milligan/Friend Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Griffin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Bobcats are ranked 35th).

Cooper Morgan

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02/14/25 vs Exeter-Milligan/Friend9
02/11/25 @ Falls City12
02/07/25 vs Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer13
02/03/25 vs Southern9
01/31/25 vs Superior12

Diller-Odell's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cooper Morgan, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds. Morgan is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down nine or more in each of the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Xavier Zaboktrsky, who posted 12 points.

Exeter-Milligan/Friend found their leader in sophomore Grady Bresson, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds. Mason Vossler was another key player, putting up six points and five assists.

Diller-Odell's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Exeter-Milligan/Friend, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3.

Diller-Odell has already played their next game, a 68-57 win against Weeping Water on the 21st. As for Exeter-Milligan/Friend, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 61-55 loss against Cross County on the 21st.

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