Basketball Recap: Platteview Comes Up Short

Platteview suffered their biggest defeat since January 19, 2024 on Monday. They were dealt a 55-27 loss at the hands of the Waverly Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Vikings are ranked 11th).

Brooklyn Stehlik

Steals (Career)

02/24/25 @ Waverly	4
02/06/25 @ Ralston	3
02/20/25 vs Crete	2
02/04/25 @ Duchesne	2
01/30/25 vs Ralston	2

Alexys Mandel and Brooklyn Stehlik certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Mandel on her way to 13 points, while Stehlik posted two points along with 19 boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Stehlik a new career-high in steals.

Waverly can attribute much of their success to Annie Harms, who earned 18 points. Another player making a difference was Breeley King, who scored eight points.

Platteview has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. The win was the fifth in a row for Waverly, bringing their record for this year to 18-3.

Platteview does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Waverly, they and Nebraska City will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest, having both just played.