The Millard North Mustangs fought the good fight in their overtime contest against the Bellevue East Chieftains on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Chieftains by a score of 70-68. Millard North was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Bellevue East apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2023.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Izzie Galligan, who scored 18 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Galligan has scored all season. Clara Welker was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five rebounds.
Bellevue East got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was TNiyah Wilson-Smith out in front who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brani Jackson, who scored 21 points along with five assists and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Millard North and nudges their season record down to 13-6. As for Bellevue East, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Millard North won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Duchesne at 2:30 p.m. on February 10th. Millard North is coming into the match with 19 straight defeats at home, meaning Duchesne will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Bellevue East, they and Westview will face off at 1:15 p.m. on February 10th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Westview will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 134th, while Bellevue East is ranked 41st).
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