The Homer Knights and the Omaha Nation Chiefs will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Homer is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Homer saw some tournament action on Friday. They walked away with a 46-38 victory over Bancroft-Rosalie. The 46-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
| 01/03/25 vs Bancroft-Rosalie | 4 |
| 12/17/24 @ Wynot | 2 |
| 01/22/24 vs Wakefield | 2 |
| 01/05/24 vs Archbishop Bergan | 2 |
| 12/05/23 @ Laurel-Concord-Coleridge | 2 |
Homer got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Alexandra Albrecht out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Albrecht a new career-high in blocks (four). Janessa Overgaard was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Omaha Nation). They claimed a resounding 76-38 victory over Tekamah-Herman. The Chiefs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Omaha Nation's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for Homer, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
Homer came up short against Omaha Nation when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 76-68. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Omaha Nation's Dailene Walker, who posted 28 points. Now that Homer knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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