The Nebraska City Pioneers lost against the Gross Catholic Cougars back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. Nebraska City fell to the Cougars 47-41. Nebraska City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Nebraska City lost, one person who can't be blamed is Tarryn Godsey. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. Godsey has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last 13 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kensie Briley, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Nebraska City has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Gross Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 9-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nebraska City will take on the Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Fort Calhoun focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 last Tuesday. As for Gross Catholic, they will head out on the road to challenge the Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Schuyler is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
