Kearney Catholic is 5-0 against Gibbon since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Kearney Catholic Stars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gibbon Buffaloes at 5:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Friday, things could have been worse for Kearney Catholic, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 48-32 loss to Adams Central. While losing is never fun, Kearney Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while Adams Central is ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Gibbon's recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Thursday after their fifth straight defeat. They fell 70-60 to Ravenna. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the defeat, Gibbon got a solid performance out of Tyler Weismann, who scored 35 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. That was a full 58.3% of Gibbon's points, marking the 19th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keaton Heikkinen, who scored 14 points.
Kearney Catholic's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-10. As for Gibbon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season.
Kearney Catholic strolled past Gibbon in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a score of 63-48. Will Kearney Catholic repeat their success, or does Gibbon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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