The Omaha Westside Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Omaha South Packers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Omaha Westside's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests.
Even though Rockford Auburn scored an imposing 56 points on Monday, Omaha Westside still came out on top. Omaha Westside took down Rockford Auburn 73-56. Given Omaha Westside's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 22nd in Nebraska, while Rockford Auburn is ranked 113th in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kevin Stubblefield was his usual excellent self, scoring 26 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Anderson, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Omaha South's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their sixth straight loss. They took a serious blow against Westview, falling 71-42. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Omaha South has suffered since December 1, 2023.
Omaha Westside is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Omaha South, their defeat was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went Omaha Westside's way against Omaha South in their previous matchup back in January of 2022 as Omaha Westside made off with a 86-64 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Omaha South's Jo Foard, who scored 19 points. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Omaha Westside to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
