Papillion-LaVista South lost against Bellevue East back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Papillion-LaVista South Titans took a 52-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bellevue East Chieftains. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Chieftains are ranked 14th).
Bellevue East got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was TNiyah Wilson-Smith out in front who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Wilson-Smith has been hot recently, having posted ten or more boards the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jamyla Gilmore, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Papillion-LaVista South's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Bellevue East, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Papillion-LaVista South does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bellevue East, they and Bellevue West will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Bellevue West sitting on seven straight victories and Bellevue East on four.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
