The Buena Vista Bison will head out on the road to square off against the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Buena Vista has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Papillion-LaVista will arrive with four straight wins.
Buena Vista is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Omaha Westside on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Buena Vista had to suffer through a 69-26 loss at the hands of Omaha Westside. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Warriors are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Papillion-LaVista's strategy against Burke on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Papillion-LaVista blew Burke out of the water with an 81-31 final score. The Monarchs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 22 points or more this season.
Papillion-LaVista's victory bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Buena Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 3-19.
Buena Vista took a serious blow against Papillion-LaVista when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 74-29. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Papillion-LaVista's Rease Murtaugh, who went 6-for-8 from beyond the arc to rack up 28 points and five steals. Now that Buena Vista 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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