Lincoln Southwest lost against Millard West back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks took a 68-51 bruising from the Millard West Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Silver Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Wildcats are ranked first).
Kaytee Irons-Buettner
| 02/07/25 @ Millard West | 22 |
| 01/18/25 @ Benson | 21 |
| 01/30/25 vs Lincoln High | 19 |
| 01/14/25 vs Bellevue East | 19 |
| 12/14/24 vs Kearney | 19 |
Despite the defeat, Lincoln Southwest saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kaytee Irons-Buettner went 9 for 20 to rack up 22 points and six boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Irons-Buettner has scored all season. Kallen Stauffer was another key player, putting up nine points.
Millard West had a senior duo take command as Norah Gessert went 8 of 11 on her way to 21 points and six assists and Neleigh Gessert went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. Neleigh is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jade Lewis, who posted seven points.
Lincoln Southwest is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-5. As for Millard West, the win (which was their 17th in a row) raised their record to 19-1.
Looking ahead, Lincoln Southwest will take on Bellevue West at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln Southwest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season. As for Millard West, they will square off against Omaha South at 5:30 p.m. on February 14th. The timing isn't great for Omaha South: they have been struggling with seven straight losses at home, while Millard West has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
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