Bellevue East is 2-8 against Omaha Central since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bellevue East Chieftains will take on the Omaha Central Eagles at 5:30 p.m. One thing working in Bellevue East's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.
Bellevue East will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Papillion-LaVista South, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Bellevue East simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Papillion-LaVista South 70-42. The Chieftains pushed the score to 53-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Titans had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Omaha Central). They claimed a resounding 85-49 win over Omaha Northwest. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now won eight in a row.
Bellevue East better keep an eye on Noelle Tcheuhchoua. She was instrumental in Omaha Central's win, dropping a double-double on 32 points and 14 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Tcheuhchoua has scored at least a third of Omaha Central's points. Another player making a difference was Justine Tcheuhchoua, who went 6 for 12 en route to 16 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Omaha Central 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 nine offensive boards in eight consecutive contests.
Bellevue East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points over those games. As for Omaha Central, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Bellevue East came up short against Omaha Central in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 57-46. Can Bellevue East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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