The Gretna Dragons will head out on the road to challenge Elkhorn North at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Gretna is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Waverly on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Gretna took a blow against Waverly, falling 68-40. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Vikings are ranked 18th).
| 12/28/24 @ Waverly | 8 |
| 12/22/23 vs Bryan | 8 |
| 12/15/23 vs Burke | 7 |
| 02/06/24 @ Bryan | 6 |
| 02/17/24 vs Bellevue West | 5 |
Despite the defeat, Gretna had strong showings from Koco Janssen, who posted ten points, and Anna Weberg, who scored eight points. That's the most points Weberg has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Mcartor, who had five points.
Meanwhile, Elkhorn North was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 39-33 to Elkhorn. The contest marked Elkhorn North's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Gretna dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Elkhorn North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
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