| 02/06/25 vs Lincoln North Star | 28 |
| 01/31/25 @ Millard West | 24 |
| 01/28/25 vs Westview | 24 |
| 01/24/25 @ Papillion-LaVista South | 21 |
| 01/20/25 vs Northwest | 18 |
Bellevue West won the last time they faced Lincoln North Star, and Robert Garcia did his part to make sure it happened again. The Bellevue West Thunderbirds took down the Lincoln North Star Navigators 67-52 on Thursday thanks in part to Garcia, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 11 rebounds. The matchup was his fifth in a row with at least ten points.
Another player making a difference was Brayden Mauro, who posted 15 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Lincoln North Star saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jordan Castor went 7 of 17 en route to 19 points and six assists. That was a full 36.5% of Lincoln North Star's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of J'Shawn Afuh, who scored 11 points.
The victory made it two in a row for Bellevue West and bumps their season record up to 11-7. As for Lincoln North Star, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bellevue West will welcome Kearney at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday. Bellevue West knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 contests -- so hopefully Kearney likes a good challenge. As for Lincoln North Star, they will be playing at home against Elkhorn South at 7:15 p.m. on February 13th.
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