The GACC Boys came up short against both O'Neill and Hartington Cedar Catholic last week, falling 56-49 to the Eagles on the road Friday night, and 61-46 at home to the Trojans on Saturday.
O'Neill jumped out to a 9-6 lead after one. Both teams scored 12 2nd quarter points, and the halftime score was 21-18 in favor of the Eagles.
GACC won the 3rd quarter 13-12 to make it a 33-31 game at the end of three.
O'Neill outscored the Bluejays 23-18 in the 4th quarter.
The Trojans went up 11-7 after one, and won the 2nd quarter 16-13 to take a 27-20 lead into the locker room.
Both teams scored 12 points in the 3rd quarter, and Cedar Catholic led 39-32 at the end of three.
The Trojans outscored GACC 22-14 in the 4th quarter.
Good effort on Friday, but a slow start and not finishing on Saturday was the difference in that one.
The Bluejays (3-12) host Mead (9-4) Thursday night in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The Raiders won 44-23 at home over David City Tuesday night.
Mead has some huge wins and is a solid team.
A lot of the teams the Raiders play though are in D-1 or D-2 as opposed to C-2 and C-1 like GACC's schedule consists primarily of.
So what I'm saying is the teams' records are deceiving in this one.
That and the Bluejays are at home.
The Softball Team will be presented with the State Softball Championship banner at halftime of the game so that should excite and energize the team for sure.
GACC is accustomed and used to winning State Championships, and has a State Championship atmosphere at the school.
The Bluejays have to treat this game against Mead as if they were playing for a State Championship.
I think that would certainly help GACC get over the hump in this one.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on the Bull.
The GACC Girls picked up a big 54-41 win at O'Neill Friday night before defeating Hartington Cedar Catholic 51-47 at home on Saturday.
The Eagles jumped out to a 16-12 lead at the end of one before the Bluejays outscored O'Neill 14-8 in the 2nd quarter to take a 26-24 lead into the locker room.
GACC outscored the Eagles 14-5 in the 3rd quarter to extend their lead to 40-29 at the end of three.
The Bluejays won the 4th quarter 14-12.
Brenna Rief had 22 points while Sophia Hass totaled 9 points and 10 rebounds. Kassidy Kaup added 8 points.
The Trojans went up 13-12 at the end of one. Both teams scored 13 points in the 2nd quarter, and Cedar Catholic held a 26-25 halftime lead.
GACC outscored the Trojans 14-6 in the 3rd quarter to pull in front 39-32 at the end of three.
Cedar Catholic won the 4th quarter 15-12.
Livia Hunke led the way with 14 points while Rief and Taylor Timmerman notched 8 apiece.
The middle quarters were the difference in both games for the Bluejays.
GACC (15-2) plays host to Mead (10-6) Thursday night in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The Raiders lost 44-25 at home to David City Tuesday night.
Mead started the season 7-0, but is just 3-6 in their last 9 games.
A lot of that is due to the competition they've played, but the Bluejays are top notch and should steamroll the Raiders.
I wouldn't be surprised if this game is a 40-point running clock game at some point.
And I say that due to the nature of the schedule GACC plays.
The Bluejays play a tougher schedule, more bigger schools, and GACC is a bigger school than Mead.
All of those things plus how good GACC is should result in a big victory for the Bluejays.
The Softball State Championship Banner will be presented at halftime of the boys game and the Volleyball Team will be selling Nachos and dessert so it should be a great night all the way around.
Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on the Bull.
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