Basketball Game Preview: Nebraska City Pioneers vs. Gross Catholic Cougars

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 4:12am

Preview: Nebraska City Pioneers vs. Gross Catholic Cougars

Nebraska City is 2-7 against Gross Catholic since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Nebraska City Pioneers will head out on the road to take on the Gross Catholic Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Nebraska City is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.

Nebraska City pushed their score all the way to 61 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 68-61 to Conestoga. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Nebraska City in their matchups with Conestoga: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Gross Catholic pushed their score all the way to 58 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Bennington 62-58.

Nebraska City has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-18 record this season. As for Gross Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.

Nebraska City suffered a grim 70-46 defeat to Gross Catholic when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can Nebraska City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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