The Wisner-Pilger Boys went 1-1 last week, beating Oakland-Craig 68-54 at home last Thursday night before falling 53-44 at Wayne Friday night.
The Gators led the Knights 19-15 after one. Oakland-Craig won the second quarter 19-18 to make it a 37-34 game at halftime.
Wisner-Pilger outscored the Knights 31-20 in the second half.
The Blue Devils led the Gators 19-16 at the end of one. Wayne won the second quarter 16-10 to lead 35-26 at halftime.
Both teams scored 14 third quarter points to make the score 49-40 at the end of three in favor of the Blue Devils.
Both teams put up 4 fourth quarter points.
Wisner-Pilger played great basketball against Oakland-Craig. But unfortunately the Gators' good play didn't carry over to Friday night.
Wisner-Pilger (3-3) takes on Neligh-Oakdale (6-0) in the Shootout on the Elkhorn Holiday Tournament in Wisner on Tuesday.
The Warriors won 65-22 at Bloomfield last time out and have been dominant so far this season.
Neligh-Oakdale is a really good team, and the Gators are going to have to play an outstanding game to beat them.
Wisner-Pilger has been good at times this year, but has struggled at others.
Inconsistency has reared it's ugly head on the Gators this season, and that's ultimately why they are a .500 ball club right now.
Wisner-Pilger is a respectable team, they've just lost to a couple of good teams and Wayne.
I would say the loss to the Blue Devils was a bad loss, but those kind of losses are going to come a team's way every now and then.
The big thing for the Gators is correcting what they did wrong in the Wayne game.
By now Wisner-Pilger should have been able to address some things in practice, now it's just a matter of fixing things come gametime.
The Warriors are a very good team, but the Gators are the largest class school Neligh-Oakdale will have faced this season.
Tip-off is set for 7:45 p.m.
The Wisner-Pilger Girls won their lone game this week after losing twice last week.
The Gators lost 52-47 at home to Oakland-Craig last Thursday night before falling 45-35 at Wayne Friday night. Wisner-Pilger defeated Madison 60-17 at home Tuesday night.
The Gators led the Knights 15-8 after one. Wisner-Pilger won the second quarter 14-8 to go up 29-16 at halftime.
Oakland-Craig outscored the Gators 15-6 in the third quarter to make it a 35-31 game at the end of three.
The Knights notched 21 fourth quarter points compared to 12 for Wisner-Pilger.
Sydney Bradfield finished with a team-high 14 points. Bailey Batenhorst added 10 while Lexi Knust scored 8. Sara Smyth notched 7.
The Blue Devils jumped on the Gators 12-5 at the end of one. Wayne won the second quarter 7-5 to go up 19-10 at halftime.
The Blue Devils outscored Wisner-Pilger 11-8 in the third quarter to lead 30-18 at the end of three.
The Gators scored 17 fourth quarter points compared to 15 for Wayne.
Wisner-Pilger led the Dragons 21-1 at the end of one. The Gators outscored the Dragons 11-2 in the second quarter to take a 32-3 lead into the locker room.
Wisner-Pilger won the third quarter 21-10 to make it a 53-13 game at the end of three.
The Gators scored 7 fourth quarter points compared to 4 for Madison.
Batenhorst had a team-high 13 points while Smyth and Bradfield registered 12 and 8, respectively.
Wisner-Pilger played exceptional basketball against the Dragons. The Gators played well against the Knights and Blue Devils as well, but things really came together for Wisner-Pilger against Madison.
The Gators (4-3) take on Neligh-Oakdale (1-5) on Tuesday in the Shootout on the Elkhorn Holiday Tournament in Wisner.
The Warriors lost 66-39 at Bloomfield Friday night, and have really struggled so far this season.
This game should be a win for Wisner-Pilger, and the Gators should win in impressive fashion, much like they did against the Dragons.
Wisner-Pilger needs to win big for momentum purposes heading into a big potential showdown with Winnebago on Tuesday.
The Gators are a good team, and have played well so far this season, but Wisner-Pilger needs to continue to get better and remain hungry.
The Gators won't have much if any practice time prior to Monday evening's game, but Wisner-Pilger is at home, and that should help them get over the hump.
The Gators have to bring their best every day of this tournament, and defend their home floor.
There are some quality teams in this tournament, and Wisner-Pilger is one of them. The Gators need to have a good showing to set the stage for the rest of the season.
I think Wisner-Pilger has a legit shot to get to the championship game. Waiting on the other side is Pierce, and given the way the Gators have played at times this year, I wouldn't be totally surprised if Wisner-Pilger took down the Bluejays, but it would be awfully difficult.
Tuesday's game is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m.
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