Gibbon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 68-26 loss at the hands of the Ord Chanticleers. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Chanticleers are ranked 108th).
01/10/25 @ Ord | 4 |
12/10/24 vs Overton | 3 |
02/08/24 @ Ravenna | 3 |
12/05/24 @ St. Paul | 2 |
02/01/24 vs Doniphan-Trumbull | 2 |
Gibbon's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Brooke Sell, who posted seven points in addition to nine boards and three steals, and Kassandra Trevino, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Trevino a new career-high in assists (four).
Even though they lost, Gibbon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Among those leading the charge was Claire Cargill, who went 8 of 16 en route to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Lange, who put up eight points in addition to five rebounds and five steals.
Gibbon's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Ord, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-5.
Gibbon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 54-27 defeat against Blue Hill on the 14th. As for Ord, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 59-22 win against Burwell on the 16th.
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