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02/26/24 - Home | 75-61 W |
11/30/23 - Home | 82-55 W |
03/08/23 - Neutral | 68-46 W |
12/10/22 - Away | 75-47 W |
03/01/21 - Neutral | 77-48 W |
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Bellevue West has gone 9-0 against Lincoln North Star recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bellevue West Thunderbirds will look to defend their home court against the Lincoln North Star Navigators at 7:15 p.m. Bellevue West knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 contests -- so hopefully Lincoln North Star likes a good challenge.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Bellevue West turned things around against Millard West on Friday. They blew past the Wildcats 63-39. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Wildcats are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Robert Garcia, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Bellevue West's points. Brayden Mauro was another key player, putting up nine points and five assists.
Bellevue West was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Millard West only racked up six assists.
Meanwhile, Lincoln North Star was able to grind out a solid victory over Omaha Central on Tuesday, taking the game 66-57.
Lincoln North Star is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points per game. As for Bellevue West, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
Bellevue West strolled past Lincoln North Star in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 75-61. Will Bellevue West repeat their success, or does Lincoln North Star have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps