The Westview Wolverines will venture away from home to face off against the Bellevue West Thunderbirds on Tuesday. Westview is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
If Westview beats Bellevue West with 68 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Westview strolled past Buena Vista with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 68-50. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Bison are ranked 102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bellevue West came up short against Papillion-LaVista South on Friday and fell 71-62. The game marked the Thunderbirds' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Westview will need focus on slowing down Robert Garcia, one of several Bellevue West players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. Garcia has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Mauro, who went 5 for 9 en route to 15 points.
Westview's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1. As for Bellevue West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
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