Basketball Recap: Pius X Picks Up Seventh Straight Win at Home

Thunderbolts

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 vs North Platte	47
12/07/24 vs Blue Springs South	44
12/06/24 vs Blue Springs	42
12/30/24 vs St. Pius X	37
12/19/24 vs Treynor	33
01/14/25 vs Omaha Central	23

There's no place like home for Pius X, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Omaha Central Eagles on Tuesday as the Pius X Thunderbolts made off with a 65-42 win. The Thunderbolts have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Pius X was led to victory by Keeleigh Knobbe and Ellie Wells. Knobbe went 9 for 16 en route to 31 points, while Wells went 6 of 9 on her way to 14 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Knobbe a new career-high in points. Hannah Bedient was another key player, putting up six points and seven boards.

When it comes to explaining why Omaha Central lost, don't look at Noelle Tcheuhchoua. Despite the final result, she went 8 of 14 en route to 19 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Sanai Cotton-Welchen, who posted nine points.

Pius X's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.4 points. As for Omaha Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pius X will host Papillion-LaVista at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Knobbe and Rease Murtaugh. As for Omaha Central, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Omaha Central Eagles challenge the Bellevue West Thunderbirds at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Bellevue West has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.