Bellevue West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 67-66 heartbreaker at the hands of the Westview Wolverines. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (62), the Thunderbirds still had to take the loss.
| 01/28/25 vs Westview | 24 |
| 01/24/25 @ Papillion-LaVista South | 21 |
| 01/20/25 vs Northwest | 18 |
When it comes to explaining why Bellevue West lost, don't look at Robert Garcia. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine boards. Garcia's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Brayden Mauro was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 16 points.
Even though they lost, Bellevue West was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westview only posted 13 assists.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Westview to victory, but perhaps none more so than John Sims IV, who went 9 for 15 en route to 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Those 21 points gave Sims IV a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Amir Martin, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 14 points and three steals.
Bellevue West's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-7. As for Westview, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-1.
Bellevue West will head out on the road to challenge Millard West at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Bellevue West knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 matches -- so hopefully Millard West likes a good challenge. As for Westview, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Omaha South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Omaha South is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.2 points per game this season.
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