Westview has won 11 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Millard North has won 11 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Westview Wolverines will host the Millard North Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Westview knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Millard North likes a good challenge.
Westview is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Columbus: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Westview blew Columbus out of the water with an 87-46 final score. The Wolverines have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
Westview's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Amir Martin, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 17 points and three steals. Tayvin Zephier-Murphy was another key player, going 5 of 10 to rack up 11 points and eight boards.
Westview was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Columbus only racked up eight assists.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Millard North's strategy against Omaha North on Tuesday. Millard North came out on top against Omaha North by a score of 82-69. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Vikings are ranked 101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westview better focus on containing Derek Rollins and Coriahnn Gallatin as the pair were huge in Millard North's win. Rollins dropped a double-double with 34 points and 12 rebounds, while Gallatin went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Rollins has scored at least a third of Millard North's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Rahaman, who posted nine points and five boards.
Millard North is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.5 points over those games. As for Westview, their victory bumped their record up to 19-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Westview has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 27.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Millard North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.1 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
