The Hastings Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Gretna Dragons at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Gretna took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hastings, who comes in off a win.
Hastings took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They snuck past McCook with a 60-56 win.
Meanwhile, Gretna was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 50-46 to Lincoln. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 110th in Nebraska, while the Lynx are ranked fifth in Iowa).
Hastings has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Gretna, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
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