The Omaha Northwest Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Lincoln Northeast Rockets at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Saturday, Omaha Northwest didn't have too much trouble with South Sioux City as they won 60-46.
Omaha Northwest can attribute much of their success to Michael Dubose, who went 8-for-12 to rack up 18 points and three steals, and DaWayne Kearney, who went 6-for-12 on his way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Akshay Setti, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Northeast earned a 71-61 win over Fremont on Saturday. The victory continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won nine in a row.
Lincoln Northeast's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.1 points over those games. As for Omaha Northwest, their victory bumped their record up to 4-15.
Omaha Northwest was dealt a bruising 82-47 defeat at the hands of Lincoln Northeast when the teams last played back in December of 2021. Can Omaha Northwest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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