The Wausa Vikings will take on the Osmond Tigers in a tournament on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wausa's tournament run continued when they took on Niobrara/Verdigre on Thursday. Wausa fell 43-31 to Niobrara/Verdigre. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
| 01/09/25 vs Niobrara/Verdigre | 6 |
| 01/06/25 @ Niobrara/Verdigre | 3 |
| 01/03/25 vs Boyd County | 3 |
| 01/02/25 @ Creighton | 2 |
| 12/20/24 vs Wynot | 2 |
Despite the defeat, Wausa had strong showings from Taylor Dawson, who posted ten points and six steals, and Avery Stevens, who earned six points. Dawson has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played.
Even though they lost, Wausa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Osmond was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 41-36 heartbreaker at the hands of Niobrara/Verdigre. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Cougars are ranked 84th).
Osmond's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Wausa, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Wausa came up short against Osmond in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 59-47. Thankfully for Wausa, Kiera Moes (who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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