The Mount Michael Benedictine Knights just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Gretna East Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Thursday, Mount Michael Benedictine narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Johnson County Central 61-58. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly three points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gretna East). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Blair 86-48. Given the Griffins' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Bears are ranked 108th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory made it two in a row for Mount Michael Benedictine and bumps their season record up to 12-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points over those games. As for Gretna East, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps