Westview managed to keep up with the Lincoln Northeast Rockets until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Westview suffered a rough 76-50 defeat at the hands of Lincoln Northeast. While losing is never fun, Westview can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while Lincoln Northeast is ranked 29th).
Despite the defeat, Westview saw an underclassman step up: Cardy King scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Stella Williams, who scored 13 points.
Westview struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Lincoln Northeast racked up 20 assists.
It was another big night for Doneelah Washington, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 20 rebounds for Lincoln Northeast. Washington is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Yelaniya Bradley, who scored 15 points along with eight assists.
Westview has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season. As for Lincoln Northeast, they pushed their record up to 18-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Westview does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln Northeast, they will head out on the road to take on Papillion-LaVista South at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Papillion-LaVista South focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Wednesday.
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