The Grand Island Islanders and the Omaha Northwest Huskies will face off at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Grand Island is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Gretna East just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 59-44 bruising from the Griffins. While losing is never fun, the Islanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Griffins are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, in Friday's Canine Competition, Omaha Northwest had to take the L. They took a 54-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Burke. The defeat continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost eight in a row.
Grand Island will have to contain DaWayne Kearney as he made an impact in Omaha Northwest's last game. He posted 11 points and seven steals. The dominant performance also gave Kearney a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was DeAnthony Wallace, who earned nine points.
Even though they lost, Omaha Northwest was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Omaha Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Grand Island, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Grand Island strolled past Omaha Northwest in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 58-44. Does Grand Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Omaha Northwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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