Basketball Game Preview: Elkhorn South Storm vs. Millard West Wildcats

The Elkhorn South Storm will take on the Millard West Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Elkhorn South has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Millard West will arrive with 14 straight wins.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-39, which was the final score in Elkhorn South's tilt against Pius X on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Thunderbolts are ranked fourth).

Meanwhile, Millard West's contest on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They blew past Millard South 44-24. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.

Millard West pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22.8 points. As for Elkhorn South, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.

Elkhorn South was taken down by Millard West 81-45 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Millard West's Kylee Paben, who went 11 of 12 en route to 25 points and five boards. Now that Elkhorn South knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.