The Gross Catholic Cougars scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 79-62 victory over Nebraska City. Given Gross Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while Nebraska City is ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Nebraska City saw an underclassman step up: Kaiden Klassen scored 16 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Adanza, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Gross Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-11 record this season. As for Nebraska City, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-19.
Gross Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 66-44 victory vs. Plattsmouth on the 16th. Nebraska City will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Beatrice at 6:00 p.m. on February 21st. Hopefully Nebraska City focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Thursday.
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