Waverly played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 70-42 defeat at the hands of the Gretna East Griffins. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Griffins are ranked 26th).
Waverly lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ashton Heffelfinger, who went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points. Luke Sears also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Talan Hovie was his usual excellent self, going 8 of 12 on his way to 23 points for Gretna East. The dominant performance gave Hovie a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Grant Rice, who posted eight points and six rebounds.
Waverly has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-15 record this season. As for Gretna East, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Waverly has already played their next game (against Bishop Neumann), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Gretna East will face off against Standing Bear at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Gretna East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.2 points per game this season.
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