Preview: Omaha Westside Warriors vs. Omaha Central Eagles
Two dominant guards in Kara Stricklin and Inia Jones are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Omaha Westside Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Omaha Central Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Omaha Westside's and Omaha North's contest on Tuesday was close at halftime, but Omaha Westside turned on the heat in the second half with 43 points. Omaha Westside was the clear victor by a 73-53 margin over Omaha North. Given Omaha Westside's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Omaha North is ranked 148th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Omaha Westside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kimora Jenkins, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds. Jenkins continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Stricklin was another key contributor, scoring 20 points.
Meanwhile, Omaha Central put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Omaha North, posting a 80-40 win at home. The win was just what Omaha Central needed coming off of a 81-61 defeat in their prior contest.
The victory made it two in a row for Omaha Westside and bumps their season record up to 13-10. As for Omaha Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Omaha Westside came up short against Omaha Central in their previous matchup back in January, falling 69-61. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who scored 28 points. Now that Omaha Westside knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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