Basketball Recap: Waverly Extends Winning Streak to Four

Vikings

Previous 4 Games

01/09/25 vs Gretna	42-22
01/07/25 vs Ashland-Greenwood	68-14
01/03/25 vs Crete	58-45
12/28/24 vs Gretna	68-40

Waverly entered their tilt with Gretna on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Gretna Dragons as they made off with a 42-22 win. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 20 points or more this season.

Parker Christiansen was her usual excellent self, putting up 17 points. Another player making a difference was Annie Harms, who posted eight points.

Despite the loss, Gretna still got an impressive performance from Megan Marshall, who put up eight points.

Waverly's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Gretna, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.

Waverly will look to defend their home court on January 16th against Bennington at 5:30 p.m. As for Gretna, they will head out on the road to square off against Lincoln Northwest at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gretna is facing Lincoln Northwest at the right time seeing as Lincoln Northwest is stuck on a five-game losing streak.