The Gibbon Buffaloes and the Kearney Catholic Stars squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Gibbon Buffaloes had to settle for second. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 72-47 walloping at the hands of the Stars. Gibbon has struggled against Kearney Catholic recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Gibbon still got an impressive performance from Tyler Weismann, who went 8 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 35 points and 3 assists. That was a full 74.5% of Gibbon's points, marking the 21st time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Gibbon struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Kearney Catholic pulled down 12 offensive rebounds.
Oliver Sharp was his usual excellent self, scoring 21 points for Kearney Catholic. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sharp has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Brant Christner, who scored seven points along with seven assists.
Gibbon's defeat dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Kearney Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
Gibbon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kearney Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Minden at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Minden is coming into the match with six straight victories on the road, so Kearney Catholic will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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