The Concordia Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Gross Catholic Cougars on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Concordia has eight straight victories, Gross Catholic has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Concordia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Lincoln Lutheran, who was ranked third at the time (Concordia was ranked 19th). Concordia came out on top against Lincoln Lutheran by a score of 54-46 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Gross Catholic opened the new year with a less-than-successful 61-54 defeat to Arlington.
Concordia's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Gross Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Concordia's way against Gross Catholic when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Concordia made off with a 56-36 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Concordia since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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