The Omaha Westside Warriors will take on the Lincoln Southeast Knights at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Omaha Westside has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 540 points over their last seven contests.
Omaha Westside can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past Bryan 67-41. Given Omaha Westside's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Bryan is ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kevin Stubblefield was his usual excellent self, scoring 19 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Another player making a difference was Tyson Odvody, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Lincoln Southeast ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They skirted past Creighton Prep 40-38. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Lincoln Southeast has scored all year.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincoln Southeast to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jake Hilkemann, who scored six points along with six rebounds and four steals. Ziah Brown was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with eight rebounds.
Omaha Westside pushed their record up to 19-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points per game. As for Lincoln Southeast, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-7.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Omaha Westside and Lincoln Southeast are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Omaha Westside hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 71 points per game. However, it's not like Lincoln Southeast struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.7 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Omaha Westside came up short against Lincoln Southeast in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 58-51. Can Omaha Westside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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