The Bellevue East Chieftains will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Marian Crusaders at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Bellevue East is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They took an 80-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of Omaha Westside last Thursday. The Chieftains were down 65-44 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
| 12/05/24 @ Omaha Westside | 29 |
| 02/09/24 vs Millard North | 21 |
| 01/11/24 vs Fremont | 20 |
| 02/21/24 vs Elkhorn South | 20 |
| 02/17/24 vs Omaha Westside | 19 |
Despite the loss, Bellevue East had strong showings from Tniyah Wilson-Smith, who posted 20 points and three steals, and Brani Jackson, who went 7 of 12from beyond the arc on her way to 29 points. The dominant performance gave Jackson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Weber, who put up seven points.
Meanwhile, Marian put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Elkhorn South with points to spare, taking the game 60-41.
Things could have been worse for Bellevue East, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 65-48 loss to Marian in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marian's Elsa Vedral, who had 20 points. Now that Bellevue East knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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