Papillion-LaVista was the 70-56 winner over Omaha Westside when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Papillion-LaVista Monarchs took a 63-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Omaha Westside Warriors on Friday. The Monarchs' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
| 01/24/25 @ Omaha Westside | 11 |
| 01/02/24 vs Omaha Northwest | 7 |
| 12/19/24 @ Omaha North | 7 |
| 01/04/25 vs Lincoln | 7 |
| 12/02/23 vs Marian | 7 |
Papillion-LaVista's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Taliyah Jackson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards. Those 11 rebounds gave Jackson a new career-high. Rease Murtaugh was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 14 points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
Gueryn Kay was a one-woman wrecking crew for Omaha Westside as she dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Sanai Foster, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards.
Papillion-LaVista now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Omaha Westside, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Papillion-LaVista will square off against Omaha South at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Papillion-LaVista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.7 points per game this season. As for Omaha Westside, they and Millard South will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Omaha Westside also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 57.8 points per game.
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