The Bellevue West Thunderbirds waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They put the hurt on Omaha Central with a sharp 81-61 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Ahnica Russell-brown, who scored 16 points. She is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last three games she's played. Kenzie Melcher was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with six rebounds.
Despite the loss, Omaha Central still got an impressive performance from Inia Jones, who scored 22 points. Another player making a difference was Lilliana Petersen, who scored 13 points.
Bellevue West is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Omaha Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-6.
Bellevue West will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Papillion-LaVista at 5:30 p.m. Bellevue West has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 819 points over their last 12 contests. As for Omaha Central, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Omaha North at 2:00 p.m. on February 10th. Omaha North will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 148th, while Omaha Central is ranked 34th).
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