The Gretna East Griffins will head out on the road to challenge the Benson Bunnies on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Gretna East has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Benson will arrive with three straight victories.
Two weeks ago, Gretna East opened the new year with a less-than-successful 52-43 defeat to Millard West. While losing is never fun, Gretna East can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while Millard West is ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, even though Norfolk scored an imposing 57 points on Wednesday, Benson still came out on top. Benson took down Norfolk 71-57.
Gretna East's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Benson, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Gretna East, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 56-37 loss to Benson in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Gretna East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
