The Lincoln Southeast Knights and the Omaha Westside Warriors squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Lincoln Southeast Knights had to settle for second. They fell 60-51 to the Warriors. Lincoln Southeast was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Omaha Westside apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Lincoln Southeast lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Deng Giet, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Mike Ngoyi, who scored 14 points.
Omaha Westside got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kevin Stubblefield out in front who scored 16 points along with six rebounds. Stubblefield hasn't dropped below 16 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Mitchell, who scored 16 points.
Lincoln Southeast's loss dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Omaha Westside, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-4.
Lincoln Southeast does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Omaha Westside, they will square off against Millard North at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Millard North knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 16 matchups -- so hopefully Omaha Westside likes a good challenge.
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