Basketball Game Preview: Lincoln East Spartans vs. Omaha Westside Warriors

The Lincoln East Spartans will face off against the Omaha Westside Warriors at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.

Lincoln East is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 85-58 win over Columbus. The victory continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Discoverers: they've now won seven in a row.

Luke Larson

Rebounds (Career)

02/15/25 vs Columbus	12
02/08/25 @ Fremont	8
01/14/25 @ Millard South	8
12/14/24 vs Gretna	8
12/12/24 @ Omaha Westside	8

Luke Larson was a one-man wrecking crew for Lincoln East as he dropped a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Larson a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Hudson Grau, who went 5-for-8 to rack up 11 points.

Meanwhile, Omaha Westside had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bison 86-48. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.

The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Lee Robinson and LC Doss. Robinson had a great game and went 5-for-10 en route to 16 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. Meanwhile, Doss was balling out in the loss, going 6-for-13 on his way to 22 points.

Omaha Westside's win bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Lincoln East, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.

Lincoln East suffered a grim 76-56 defeat to Omaha Westside in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Omaha Westside's Emre Gedik, who went 6-for-10 to rack up 18 points and six boards. Now that Lincoln East knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.