The Marian Crusaders's game last Saturday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 65-48 win over Bellevue East. Given Marian's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while Bellevue East is ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Elsa Vedral, who scored 20 points. The game was her ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Patterson, who scored six points.
Despite the defeat, Bellevue East saw an underclassman step up: TNiyah Wilson-Smith scored 18 points. Mya Weber was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Marian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Bellevue East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Marian will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against York at 3:30 p.m. on January 6th. Hopefully York focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Thursday. As for Bellevue East, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Omaha Central at 3:00 p.m. Omaha Central is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 61.2 points per game.
