Islanders
| 01/17/25 vs Gretna East | 44-59 |
| 01/11/25 @ Buena Vista | 49-36 |
| 01/10/25 vs Fremont | 65-55 |
| 01/04/25 vs Omaha South | 61-56 |
| 01/02/25 @ Lincoln Southeast | 47-64 |
After a string of three wins, Grand Island's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 59-44 to the Gretna East Griffins. While losing is never fun, the Islanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Griffins are ranked 34th).
Several Islanders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Victor Fisher Jr, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. Fisher Jr has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Broxton Barrientos, who posted 12 points.
Gretna East was led to victory by Drew Rhoades and Drayke Brown. Rhoades went 9 for 12 on his way to 19 points, while Brown went 6 of 11 en route to 19 points along with six boards and five assists. Another player making a difference was Talan Hovie, who scored six points and five assists.
Grand Island's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Gretna East, they pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Grand Island has already played their next game, a 55-33 win against Omaha Northwest on the 18th. As for Gretna East, they will head out on the road to challenge Elkhorn at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Elkhorn is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
