The Gordon-Rushville Mustangs will face off against the Morrill Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Gordon-Rushville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 56 points on Friday, they were much more limited against Chadron on Saturday. They were beaten by the Cardinals 63-14. The game marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Gordon-Rushville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kannon Leeper posted six points.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Morrill's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Lingle-Fort Laramie and fell 63-35. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 158th in Nebraska, while the Doggers are ranked fifth in Wyoming).
Morrill's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4. As for Gordon-Rushville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Gordon-Rushville was dealt a bruising 50-18 loss at the hands of Morrill in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Gordon-Rushville was down 34-5.
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