Doniphan-Trumbull hasn't had much luck against Grand Island Central Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals will take on the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Doniphan-Trumbull is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Ravenna: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Doniphan-Trumbull blew Ravenna out of the water with a 78-26 final score. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Bluejays are ranked 219th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Grand Island Central Catholic came tearing into Friday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Stars to the tune of 63-29. The game marked the Crusaders' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Grand Island Central Catholic pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Doniphan-Trumbull, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for Doniphan-Trumbull against Grand Island Central Catholic when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 57-22 win. In that matchup, Doniphan-Trumbull amassed a halftime lead of 30-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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