The Platteview Trojans's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Crete Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Platteview focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Saturday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 65-33, which was the final score in Platteview's tilt against Ashland-Greenwood. While losing is never fun, Platteview can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while Ashland-Greenwood is ranked ninth).
Despite the defeat, Platteview had strong showings from Keegan Stobbe, who scored nine points, and Reiman Zebert, who scored nine points.
Platteview struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Crete put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 49-34 victory over Blair. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Crete has scored all season.
Platteview dropped their record down to 12-9 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Crete, their victory bumped their record up to 22-0.
Platteview won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, slipping by Crete 49-48. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Crete's Mason Crumbliss, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Platteview to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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