The Gretna Dragons will face off against the Omaha North Vikings at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Gretna was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-53 to Blair.
Meanwhile, Omaha North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 83-68 fall against Millard South. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (65), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Gretna will have to keep a close watch on Jerri'On Williams and Ban Yor, a pair of players who had a big impact on Omaha North's prior game. Williams went 9 for 20 on his way to 19 points and six steals, while Yor went 8 of 17 on his way to 19 points and seven rebounds. The match was Williams' fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dontae Mcdowell, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Omaha North smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Omaha North's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-6. As for Gretna, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Gretna came up short against Omaha North in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 63-58. Can Gretna avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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