The Gretna East Griffins will square off against the Pius X Thunderbolts at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pius X will be up against a hot Gretna East squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Gretna East slipped by Boys Town 60-59 on Friday.
| 01/24/25 vs Boys Town | 9 |
| 02/16/24 @ Buena Vista | 8 |
| 02/17/24 vs Papillion-LaVista | 8 |
| 12/16/23 vs Lewis Central | 8 |
| 12/29/23 vs Millard North | 7 |
Gretna East got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Talan Hovie out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. Those nine rebounds gave Hovie a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Grant Rice, who went 6 for 14 en route to 16 points and five boards.
Gretna East smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Pius X's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They lost to Papillion-LaVista South on the road by a 78-62 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (61), the Thunderbolts still had to take the loss.
Gretna East has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Pius X, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Gretna East couldn't quite finish off Pius X when the teams last played back in December of 2024 and fell 60-57. Can Gretna East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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