Bellevue East is 0-9 against Omaha Central since February of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Bellevue East Chieftains will square off against the Omaha Central Eagles at 7:15 p.m. Bellevue East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season.
Bellevue East is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Papillion-LaVista South on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bellevue East was beaten by Papillion-LaVista South 86-31. The game marked the Chieftains' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Carson Taylor was Bellevue East's leading scorer, having posted nine points. Kris Brown held things down on the boards with four rebounds. TayJon Morton-Swift took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, Omaha Central posted their biggest victory since January 7th on Friday. They put the hurt on Omaha Northwest with a sharp 63-43 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Huskies are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bellevue East better focus on containing Lenox Haynes and Evan Rodgers as the pair were huge in Omaha Central's win. Haynes went 5 of 10 to rack up 17 points and eight boards, while Rodgers posted 13 points and five rebounds. That's the most rebounds Haynes has posted since back in December of 2024. Ike Ackerman was another key player, putting up eight points and nine boards.
Bellevue East's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Omaha Central, their record is now 8-12.
Tuesday's contest will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Brown and Haynes. Brown has been dynamite this season: he has averaged 14.6 points and 4.9 rebounds. For his part, Haynes has averaged 14.2 points and 1.3 steals.
Bellevue East took a serious blow against Omaha Central in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 75-45. Can Bellevue East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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