After flying high against South Sioux City last Friday, Buena Vista came back down to earth. The Buena Vista Bison were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 44-43 to the Grand Island Islanders. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Islanders this season, with their most recent defeat being a 49-36 loss back in January.
Victor Fisher Jr. continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Grand Island, dropping a double-double with 18 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance also gave Fisher Jr. a new career-high in blocks (five). Riley Holling was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Buena Vista has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 15-11 record this season. The win was the fifth in a row for Grand Island, bringing their record for this year to 13-11.
Buena Vista does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Grand Island, they will take on Papillion-LaVista South at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Papillion-LaVista South's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 games.
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