The Grand Island Islanders's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their eighth straight defeat. They were beaten by Hastings 64-31. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Grand Island in their matchups with Hastings: they've now lost four in a row.
Grand Island's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Emmy Ward, who scored five points along with four blocks, and Nyaruot Wal who scored 11 points along with five steals. Aysha Gawrych was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with ten rebounds.
Grand Island dropped their record down to 1-19 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Hastings, their victory ended a 12-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-15.
Grand Island will take on Norris at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Grand Island will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while Norris is ranked seventh). As for Hastings, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-47 victory vs. Duchesne on the 13th.
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