The Gretna East Griffins will head out on the road to take on the Buena Vista Bison at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gretna East has three straight victories, Buena Vista has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Gretna East's strategy against Bryan on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Gretna East blew Bryan out of the water with a 54-13 final score. Given Gretna East's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while Bryan is ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-33, which was the final score in Buena Vista's tilt against Lincoln East on Saturday.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Zaria Townsend, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds. Desirae Roby was another key contributor, scoring six points along with two steals.
Gretna East pushed their record up to 14-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Buena Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
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