Preview: Omaha Westside Warriors vs. Bryan Bears
The Omaha Westside Warriors will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Bryan Bears at 7:00 p.m. Omaha Westside knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six games -- so hopefully Bryan likes a good challenge.
In what's become a running theme this season, Omaha Westside gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They really took it to Benson for the full four quarters, racking up a 86-38 win at home. Given Omaha Westside's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Benson is ranked 153rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cj Mitchell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 21 points along with six steals. Another player making a difference was Rickey Loftin, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Bryan rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 55-45 win over the Wildcats. The score was all tied up 23-23 at the break, but Bryan was the better team in the second half.
It was another big night for A'mare Bynum, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Bryan's points. The team also got some help courtesy of LC Doss, who scored seven points along with five rebounds.
Omaha Westside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Bryan, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
Omaha Westside strolled past Bryan in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a score of 74-57. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bryan's Mat Tut, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Omaha Westside to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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