Basketball Game Preview: Omaha North Vikings vs. Bryan Bears

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 4:37am

Preview: Omaha North Vikings vs. Bryan Bears

Omaha North is 10-0 against Bryan since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Omaha North Vikings will look to defend their home court against the Bryan Bears at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Omaha North managed to keep up with Omaha Westside until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Omaha North's tough 73-53 defeat to Omaha Westside might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Omaha North in their matchups with Omaha Westside: they've now lost five in a row.

Meanwhile, sadly, Bryan is still looking for their first win of the season after 19 games. They were dealt a 54-13 defeat at the hands of Gretna East on Tuesday. Bryan was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-8.

Sonia Ascencio was Bryan's leading scorer, having posted 13 points. Tylah Aliviya Carter held things down on the boards with five rebounds.

Omaha North's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Bryan, their defeat was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-19.

Everything came up roses for Omaha North against Bryan when the teams last played back in December of 2021 as the team secured a 61-8 victory. In that matchup, Omaha North amassed a halftime lead of 46-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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