Basketball Game Preview: Omaha Central Eagles vs. Omaha Northwest Huskies

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Previous Games

12/09/22 - Home	86-43 W
02/08/22 - Home	78-38 W
12/02/21 - Neutral	74-46 W
02/09/21 - Away	81-44 W
12/03/20 - Home	97-57 W
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Omaha Central has gone 10-0 against Omaha Northwest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Omaha Central Eagles will look to defend their home court against the Omaha Northwest Huskies at 7:15 p.m. Omaha Central has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 14.

On Tuesday, Omaha Central came up short against Lincoln North Star and fell 66-57. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Navigators are ranked 15th).

Meanwhile, Omaha Northwest lost to Lincoln High at home by a 76-58 margin on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Links: they've now lost four in a row.

Omaha Central will need focus on slowing down DeAnthony Wallace, one of several Omaha Northwest players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 11 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Wallace a new career-high in boards. Michael Dubose was another key player, putting up 15 points.

Omaha Central's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Omaha Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.

Everything came up roses for Omaha Central against Omaha Northwest in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, as the team secured an 86-43 victory. Will Omaha Central repeat their success, or does Omaha Northwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.