The Douglas County West Falcon came tearing into Friday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past Boys Town with a 51-45 victory. Given Douglas County West's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Boys Town is ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Douglas County West's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nolan Asher, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Karsten Alexander, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds.
Douglas County West's victory bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Boys Town, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Douglas County West will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Syracuse on Tuesday. Boys Town will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ashland-Greenwood at 7:15 p.m. on January 30th.
