On Friday, Creighton Prep faced Omaha Westside in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Creighton Prep Junior Jays took a 64-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Omaha Westside Warriors. The Junior Jays haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Creighton Prep lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Torran Carter-Brown, who went 6 of 11 en route to 16 points. Carter-Brown is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Bohnet, who posted eight points and seven boards.
Omaha Westside's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emre Gedik led the charge by putting up 17 points along with five boards and five steals. Lee Robinson was another key player, posting 16 points and six rebounds.
Creighton Prep's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Omaha Westside, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Creighton Prep and Lincoln North Star will face off at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Creighton Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.4 points per game this season. As for Omaha Westside, they and Lincoln Southwest will face off at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Omaha Westside's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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