Crete lost against Waverly back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Crete Cardinals fell 58-45 to the Waverly Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Vikings are ranked 18th).
Parker Christiansen continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Waverly, putting up 20 points. Another player making a difference was Mia Jackson, who posted 12 points.
Crete's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Waverly, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Crete won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Mercy at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Waverly, they will take on Ashland-Greenwood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Waverly is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.1 points per game this season.
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