The Northwest Wolves will square off against the Bellevue West Thunderbirds at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Northwest knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Bellevue West likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Northwest didn't have too much trouble with Johnston as they won 67-48.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Bellevue West duked it out withOmaha Central on Friday. Bellevue West snuck past Omaha Central with a 65-60 victory. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Eagles are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bellevue West found their leader in sophomore Brayden Mauro, who went 6 of 7 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mauro has scored all season. Carsen Schultz was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Northwest is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for Bellevue West, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4.
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