The Hastings Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Seward Bluejays at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Hastings has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 10.
On Friday, Hastings didn't have quite enough to beat Minden and fell 70-68. 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 208th, while the Whippets are ranked 91st).
Meanwhile, Seward suffered their biggest loss since December 19, 2024 on Tuesday. They came up short against Roncalli Catholic, falling 76-54.
Hastings will have to keep a close watch on Bostyn Happ and Tresten Hass, a pair of players who had a big impact on Seward's prior game. Happ went 6-for-13 to rack up 16 points, while Hass posted 15 points. Karson Dyer was another key player, putting up ten points.
Seward's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Hastings, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.
Hastings was dealt a bruising 70-42 defeat at the hands of Seward in their previous meeting back in December of 2025. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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