The Buena Vista Bison will be playing at home against the Gretna East Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Buena Vista can finally bid farewell to their 22-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Schuyler 83-50 at home. Buena Vista's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Buena Vista got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mogtaba Mohamed out in front who scored 21 points along with seven assists and five steals. Mohamed has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ater Lual, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Gretna East's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their eighth straight defeat. They took a 84-67 bruising from Bryan. While losing is never fun, Gretna East can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while Bryan is ranked 38th).
Buena Vista's win ended a eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-19. As for Gretna East, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.
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