After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Omaha Westside, the Millard South Patriots were happy to have found some success on Tuesday. They came out on top against Millard West by a score of 69-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Millard South found their leader in underclassman Isaac Jensen, who scored 24 points along with two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Bernie Anderson, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
When it comes to explaining why Millard West lost, one person who can't be blamed is Reece Carson. Despite the final result, he scored 23 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. It was the first time this season that Carson pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Cooper Fortune, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Millard South's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Millard West, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Millard South will be playing in front of their home fans against Fremont at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Millard South focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday. As for Millard West, they will head out on the road to challenge Papillion-LaVista South at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday.
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