The Wisner-Pilger Boys blew out Tekamah-Herman 64-15 at home Friday night.
The Gators led the Tigers 12-2 after one. Wisner-Pilger outscored Tekamah-Herman 25-2 in the second quarter to take a 37-4 lead into the locker room.
The Tigers doubled up the Gators 16-8 in the third quarter to go up 53-12 at the end of three.
Tekamah-Herman won the fourth quarter 11-3.
I thought Wisner-Pilger played really good basketball, especially in the first half.
The Gators (2-1) travel to Oakland Thursday night to battle Oakland-Craig (3-2).
The Knights beat Howells-Dodge 58-42 on the road Saturday.
Oakland-Craig has won three in a row, and I think this is going to be a really good game.
The Gators are going to need to play just as well as they did in the first half against the Tigers to beat the Knights, in my opinion.
Wisner-Pilger hasn't beaten a team with a winning record this year, and hasn't played a team with a winning record either, so this will be a very tough test for the Gators I would say.
Wisner-Pilger is definitely capable of winning, but it's going to be tough with the game being on Oakland-Craig's home floor.
The Gators are going to have to contain the Knights' shooters...Garrett Seagren, Carter Thiele, Wyatt Seagren, and Kobe Benne in particular.
Oakland-Craig has a lot of weapons that can hurt you so Wisner-Pilger has to know where these four are at on the court at all times.
It's going to be important for the Gators to play well and bring their best effort.
I don't think Wisner-Pilger can win if they just play average or okay. The Gators are going to need to play a great game to knock off the Knights, in my opinion.
Wisner-Pilger has to prepare themselves mentally and get fired up to play Thursday night.
This is a big game for Wisner-Pilger, and one the Gators are capable of winning if they're on top of their game.
Wisner-Pilger has another tough game with Wayne on Friday so it's important for the Gators to play well Thursday to set the tone for Friday so to speak.
Thursday night's game will be aired on 107.9 the Bull after the girls game, which is slated to start at 6:00 p.m.
The Wisner-Pilger Girls are also 2-1 on the the season after topping Tekamah-Herman 45-40 at home Friday night.
The Gators held a 13-8 lead at the end of one and won the second quarter 9-8 to go up 22-16 at halftime.
The Tigers outscored Wisner-Pilger 9-8 in the third quarter to make it a 30-25 game at the end of three.
Both teams scored 15 points in the fourth quarter.
This was a good win for the Gators. Tekamah-Herman is a better team than their record shows, in my opinion.
Wisner-Pilger (2-1) takes on Oakland-Craig (3-2) on the road Thursday night.
The Knights lost 69-47 on the road at Howells-Dodge on Saturday.
Oakland-Craig has lost two in a row after winning their first three, but the Knights are still a good team.
The Gators have to watch out for Dacey Nelson, Shannon Pille, Kennedy Benne, and Melanie Snader.
Wisner-Pilger has to do everything in their power to slow them down and force other players to beat them.
The Gators may not contain or slow down all of them, but if Wisner-Pilger can limit 2 or 3 of them that could be good enough to win.
Something like give up 20 to Nelson and hold the others to 6 points or less could be a winning recipe for the Gators.
I look for this game to be in the 40's and decided by single digits.
Free throw shooting and offensive execution will be of the utmost importance in this game, in my opinion.
We know both defenses are solid, but who can step up and be the better team offensively? I think both teams are capable offensively so we'll see if one team steps up or if both step up.
I don't think it's going to be easy for Wisner-Pilger to win, especially with the game being on the road, but anything is possible, and the Gators have to go into the game with the mindset that they are going to win and that's all there is to it.
This is a big week for Wisner-Pilger with Wayne coming in on Friday so the Gators need to play well on Thursday to give themselves some confidence and momentum for Friday's game.
Thursday's game will be aired on 107.9 the Bull, and start at 6:00 p.m.
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