Bellevue West was the 82-76 winner over Papillion-LaVista South when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Bellevue West Thunderbirds took a 71-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Papillion-LaVista South Titans on Friday. The game marked the Thunderbirds' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
| 01/24/25 @ Papillion-LaVista South | 10 |
| 01/20/25 vs Northwest | 9 |
| 01/17/25 @ Omaha Central | 8 |
| 01/16/25 vs Bryan | 11 |
| 01/10/25 @ Lincoln | 16 |
Bellevue West lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Robert Garcia, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Garcia has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Mauro, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 15 points.
Papillion-LaVista South got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Reece Kircher out in front who went 7 of 14 en route to 20 points and five rebounds. That's the most points Kircher has posted since back in February of 2024. Bryson Bahl was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Bellevue West and nudges their season record down to 9-6. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
When Bellevue West and Papillion-LaVista South next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Bellevue West will try to stop Westview's eight-game winning streak when the meet on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista South will take on Pius X and their three-game winning streak at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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