Preview: Bellevue West Thunderbirds vs. Papillion-LaVista South Titans
Bellevue West is 7-1 against Papillion-LaVista South since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bellevue West Thunderbirds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Papillion-LaVista South Titans at 7:15 p.m. Bellevue West knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 21 matches -- so hopefully Papillion-LaVista South likes a good challenge.
Bellevue West stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 76-53 margin over Papillion-LaVista. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-19.
Jaden Jackson was his usual excellent self, scoring 16 points along with four steals. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Steven Poulicek, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though Kearney scored an imposing 57 points on Saturday, Papillion-LaVista South still came out on top. Papillion-LaVista South walked away with a 64-57 victory over Kearney.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Papillion-LaVista South to victory, but perhaps none more so than Wes Frost, who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Bryson Bahl, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
Bellevue West's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.0 points per game. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Bellevue West and Papillion-LaVista South are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Bellevue West hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 76.4 points per game. However, it's not like Papillion-LaVista South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 60.6 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Everything came up roses for Bellevue West against Papillion-LaVista South in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 as the squad secured a 86-58 victory. Does Bellevue West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Papillion-LaVista South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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