The Bryan Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Omaha North Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Bryan didn't have too much trouble with Gretna East at home as they won 84-67. Given Bryan's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while Gretna East is ranked 183rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A'mare Bynum was his usual excellent self, shooting 5-for-7 from downtown and almost dropping a double-double on 36 points and nine rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Bryan's points. Another player making a difference was Amir Martin, who scored 18 points.
Meanwhile, Omaha North unfortunately witnessed the end of their 12-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were the victim of a tough 85-61 loss at the hands of Omaha Westside. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (56), Omaha North still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Omaha North had strong showings from Mynor Strong, who scored 25 points along with three steals, and Jerri'on Williams, who scored 16 points. Strong has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last ten times he's played. Garrett Potts was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Bryan's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Omaha North, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-3.
Bryan didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Omaha North when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 57-52 victory. Does Bryan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Omaha North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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