Basketball Recap: Friday's Victory Is Bellevue West's 11th in Last 13 Outings

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Previous 6 Games

02/28/25 - Home	65-46 W
02/11/25 - Away	63-52 W
03/01/24 - Neutral	57-51 W
02/24/23 - Home	39-47 L
01/31/19 - Home	52-71 L
02/01/18 - Away	48-54 L

Bellevue West won the last time they faced Lincoln Southwest and things went their way on Friday too. The Bellevue West Thunderbirds enjoyed a cozy 65-46 win over the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks. The Thunderbirds pushed the score to 52-31 by the end of the third, a deficit the Silver Hawks cut but never quite recovered from.

Leading Bellevue West to victory were Stevie Harley and Da'Nyla Tatum. Harley shot 46% from the field on her way to 17 points and seven boards, while Tatum went 9-for-18 to rack up 22 points. Harley is on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 46% in the last three games she's played. Yirah Sears was another key player, as she made all 5 shots she took racking up 11 points.

When it comes to explaining why Lincoln Southwest lost, don't look at Eleanor Griffin. Despite the final result, she posted 11 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Alexis Gutknecht, who earned seven points.

Bellevue West has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points over those games. Lincoln Southwest's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.

Coming up, Bellevue West and Bellevue East will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Bellevue East sitting on four straight victories and Bellevue West on seven. Lincoln Southwest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.