Millard West has been away from home for three games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Bellevue West Thunderbirds at 6:30 p.m.
Millard West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Omaha Westside, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Millard West was ranked 15th). Millard West fell 2-0 to Omaha Westside on Friday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Millard West was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Bellevue West had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They blew past the Eagles 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Thunderbirds have posted since September 5th.
The win didn't come easy: Omaha Central scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-6.
The loss snapped Millard West's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 14-7 record. As for Bellevue West, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-14 record this season.
Millard West was able to grind out a solid victory over Bellevue West in their previous meeting back in August, winning 2-0. Does Millard West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bellevue West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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