The Kearney Bearcats were the 59-54 winner over the Omaha Westside Warriors when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Kearney ended up on the wrong side of a tough 68-48 walloping at the hands of Omaha Westside on Wednesday. Kearney was down 53-33 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Kearney's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kennidy Garner, who scored 15 points, and Libby Province who scored 11 points.
Omaha Westside got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sydney Hagen out in front who scored 12 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hagen has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Elise Pederson, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Kearney and nudges their season record down to 12-11. As for Omaha Westside, their win bumped their record up to 14-12.
Kearney does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Omaha Westside, they will head out on the road to take on Lincoln Southwest at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln Southwest is coming into the match with 14 straight wins at home, so Omaha Westside will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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