Basketball Recap: Jaidan Wehrle Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Omaha Nation

By Team Reports Feb 20, 2025, 9:26am

Basketball Recap: Battle Creek Braves vs. Omaha Nation Chiefs

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On Tuesday, the Battle Creek Braves beat the Omaha Nation Chiefs 55-46. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Chiefs are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jaidan Wehrle

Field Goal Percentage

02/18/25 vs Omaha Nation67%
02/13/25 vs Cedar Catholic33%
02/08/25 vs O'Neill60%
02/06/25 vs Wayne50%
02/03/25 vs Cedar Catholic33%
+ 20 more games

Battle Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaidan Wehrle led the charge by going 6-for-9 on her way to 17 points and eight boards. What's more, Wehrle also posted a 67% shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in February of 2024. Sami Wemhoff was another key player, dropping a double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds.

Battle Creek is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Omaha Nation, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-6.

As of now, neither Battle Creek nor Omaha Nation have any future games scheduled.

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