Waverly and Hastings are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Waverly Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Hastings Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Waverly is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Waverly lost to Aurora on the road by a 64-47 margin. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Huskies are ranked 24th).
Ashton Heffelfinger
| 02/07/25 @ Aurora | 5 |
| 02/06/25 vs Bishop Neumann | 1 |
| 02/04/25 vs Gretna East | 1 |
| 01/31/25 @ Elkhorn North | 3 |
| 01/24/25 vs Standing Bear | 4 |
| + 11 more games |
Waverly's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ashton Heffelfinger, who posted 12 points and five assists. That's the most assists Heffelfinger has posted since back in December of 2024. Brockston Teply was another key player, putting up nine points.
Meanwhile, Hastings ended up a good deal behind Elkhorn on Friday and lost 59-45. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Antlers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Hastings' loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Waverly, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-17.
Waverly came up short against Hastings in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 60-48. Can Waverly avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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