The Marian Crusaders can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They breezed by Buena Vista on the road to the tune of 78-20. Given Marian's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Buena Vista is ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jolie Hefflinger, who scored 11 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hefflinger has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Bruggeman, who scored ten points.
Despite the loss, Buena Vista had strong showings from Zaria Townsend, who scored seven points along with three blocks and two steals, and Destiny Barney, who scored seven points. That's the first time this season that Townsend posted two or more blocks.
Marian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Buena Vista, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
Marian on the road again on Thursday and play against Bellevue West at 5:30 p.m. on January 25th. Bellevue West is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 61.6 points per game. As for Buena Vista, Buena Vista and Jefferson will face off at 5:30 p.m. on January 25th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Jefferson focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Tuesday.
