Millard West is 10-0 against Benson since December of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Millard West Wildcats will look to defend their home court against the Benson Bunnies. Millard West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season.
Millard West is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 58-54 heartbreaker at the hands of Lincoln North Star. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Navigators are ranked 17th).
Reece Carson
| 01/18/25 vs Lincoln North Star | 9 |
| 12/28/24 vs Papillion-LaVista South | 8 |
| 02/13/24 vs Millard South | 8 |
| 12/17/24 @ Bellevue East | 7 |
| 12/19/24 vs Omaha Westside | 7 |
Millard West's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Reece Carson, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards, and Cade Walker, who posted 14 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Those nine boards gave Carson a new career-high. Jayden Kozney was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, Benson didn't have quite enough to beat Lincoln Southwest on Saturday and fell 81-79. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (76), the Bunnies still had to take the loss.
Benson has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for Millard West, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Millard West was able to grind out a solid victory over Benson in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, winning 43-33. Does Millard West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Benson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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