Millard North and Omaha Westside are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Millard North Mustangs will take on the Omaha Westside Warriors at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Millard North comes in on 11 and Omaha Westside on nine.
On Wednesday, Millard North faced Gretna in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Millard North walked away with a 61-54 win over Gretna.
Millard North's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Derek Rollins, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Rollins hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for eight straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Neal Mosser, who scored 14 points along with six assists.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Omaha Westside walked away with it. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 60-51 on Wednesday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Omaha Westside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kevin Stubblefield, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds. Stubblefield hasn't dropped below 16 points for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Cj Mitchell, who scored 16 points.
Millard North is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season. As for Omaha Westside, their victory bumped their record up to 20-4.
Millard North took their victory against Omaha Westside when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 76-56. Will Millard North repeat their success, or does Omaha Westside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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