Norfolk lost against Omaha Northwest back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Norfolk Panthers took a 63-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Omaha Northwest Huskies. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Drew Streich
02/28/25 @ Omaha Northwest | 8 |
02/07/25 vs Millard South | 7 |
01/28/25 @ Lincoln High | 7 |
01/02/25 @ Columbus | 7 |
02/15/24 vs Lincoln High | 7 |
Despite the loss, Norfolk still got an impressive performance from Drew Streich, who shot 47% from the field en route to 18 points and eight boards. Those eight rebounds gave Streich a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aiden Plasencia, who made all 5 shots he took to post 14 points.
Even though they lost, Norfolk was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Omaha Northwest only nine assists.
Omaha Northwest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Michael Dubose led the charge by going 7-for-9 on his way to 23 points. Thanks to that strong game, Dubose now owns an excellent 45.5% field goal percentage. Akshay Setti was another key player, shooting 56% from the field to rack up 16 points.
Norfolk's loss dropped their record down to 3-20. As for Omaha Northwest, their victory bumped their record up to 5-17.
Norfolk does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Omaha Northwest, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 75-33 defeat against Papillion-LaVista South on the 1st.
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