The Lincoln Southeast Knights will square off against the Omaha Westside Warriors at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Lincoln Southeast faced Creighton Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Lincoln Southeast came out on top in a nail-biter against Creighton Prep and snuck past 40-38. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Lincoln Southeast has scored all season.
Lincoln Southeast got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jake Hilkemann out in front who scored six points along with six rebounds and four steals. Ziah Brown was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with eight rebounds.
In what's become a running theme this season, Omaha Westside gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bryan with a sharp 67-41 win. The victory was nothing new for Omaha Westside as they're now sitting on eight straight.
It was another big night for Kevin Stubblefield, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Mitchell, who scored ten points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Lincoln Southeast and bumps their season record up to 19-7. As for Omaha Westside, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Lincoln Southeast hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 64.7 points per game. However, it's not like Omaha Westside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 71 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Lincoln Southeast beat Omaha Westside 58-51 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln Southeast since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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