Football Preview: Omaha Westside Warriors vs. Millard West Wildcats
The Omaha Westside Warriors will head out to challenge the Millard West Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Omaha Westside will be strutting in after a win while Millard West will be coming in after a loss.
Millard West is hoping to do what Columbus couldn't on Friday: put an end to Omaha Westside's winning streak (dating back to last season), which now stands at 15 games. Omaha Westside blew past Columbus 48-3 on the road. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Discoverers are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Omaha Westside can attribute much of their success to Braylen Warren, who threw for 351 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per attempt, and Tay Tay Jenkins, who gained 145 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Finn Christensen helped Warren out on the ground, rushing for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Christensen wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Omaha Westside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Millard West's offense. They had to suffer through a 56-0 loss at the hands of Millard South. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost six in a row.
Omaha Westside's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Millard West, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Omaha Westside against Millard West when the teams last played back in November of 2023 as the team secured a 41-0 win. Does Omaha Westside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Millard West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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