If Pius X was riding high fresh off their 61-32 takedown of Gretna East last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pius X Thunderbolts took a 73-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Norris Titans on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbolts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Titans are ranked second).
Norris found their leader in sophomore Evan Greenfield, who went 7 for 11 en route to 18 points in addition to five assists and five steals. That's the most steals Greenfield has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Barret Boesiger, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 17 points.
Pius X's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Norris, the victory was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-1.
The future could be bright for both Pius X and Norris: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Pius X will look to extend Millard West's three-game losing streak when the meet at 4:30 p.m. on February 8th. Similarly, Norris will try to hand Beatrice their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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