Omaha South is on a nine-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Papillion-LaVista a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Omaha South Packers will host the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Omaha South played against Omaha North and lost via forfeit.
Last Friday, Papillion-LaVista came up short against Omaha Westside and fell 63-51.
Omaha South will need focus on slowing down Taliyah Jackson, one of several Papillion-LaVista players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave Jackson a new career-high in rebounds. Rease Murtaugh was another key player, going 5 of 10 on her way to 14 points along with seven boards and four steals.
Omaha South's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Papillion-LaVista, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Omaha South suffered a grim 66-42 defeat to Papillion-LaVista in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Murtaugh, who went 8 for 18 en route to 22 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds. Now that Omaha South knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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