The Hastings Tigers just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Gretna East Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Thursday, Hastings beat Blair 58-49.
Meanwhile, Gretna East earned a 61-50 win over Bennington on Monday.
Gretna East's win came from a few key players Hastings will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Drayke Brown, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 22 points in addition to five assists and five boards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Talan Hovie, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 20 points.
Gretna East was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bennington only racked up six assists.
Gretna East is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Hastings, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
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