Two dominant guards in Emre Gedik and Lou Hodoly are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Omaha Westside Warriors will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Omaha South Packers at 7:15 p.m. Omaha Westside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.9 points per game this season.
Omaha Westside will head into Saturday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by 21) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Omaha Central out 49-46. The 49-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
| 03/06/24 vs Lincoln Southeast | 9 |
| 02/01/25 @ Omaha Central | 8 |
| 12/29/23 vs Papillion-LaVista | 7 |
| 01/25/25 @ Millard South | 6 |
| 12/15/23 @ Omaha Northwest | 6 |
Omaha Westside's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carson Healy, who posted 12 points and eight boards. That's the most rebounds Healy has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Odvody, who put up nine points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Omaha Westside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Omaha South played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 81-57 to Westview. While losing is never fun, the Packers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Wolverines are ranked sixth).
Omaha Westside's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Omaha South, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Omaha Westside against Omaha South when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured an 83-35 victory. In that match, Omaha Westside amassed a halftime lead of 59-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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