Millard North is on a 17-game streak of home wins, while Papillion-LaVista South is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Millard North Mustangs will take on the Papillion-LaVista South Titans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Millard North has not done well against Omaha Westside recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Millard North secured a 52-48 W over Omaha Westside.
Millard North can attribute much of their success to Sara Harley, who scored nine points along with two steals. Harley has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Clara Welker, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista South strolled past Gretna with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 39-20. Given Papillion-LaVista South's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Gretna is ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Millard North's victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Millard North against Papillion-LaVista South in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as the squad secured a 71-39 victory. Does Millard North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Papillion-LaVista South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
