The Omaha Nation Chiefs will challenge the Homer Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Homer will be up against a hot Omaha Nation squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Omaha Nation blew past Marty Indian 70-34 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Homer humbled Tri County Northeast with a 67-34 victory. With the Knights ahead 41-13 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Omaha Nation better focus on containing Alexandra Albrecht and Lilly Harris as the pair were huge in Homer's win. Albrecht went 10 of 18 on her way to 26 points and four steals, while Harris went 9 for 14 en route to 19 points along with five assists and three steals. That's the most points Albrecht has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Tori Walker, who posted two points in addition to six assists and five steals.
Homer pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points per game. As for Omaha Nation, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which lines up perfectly with their 12-4 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Omaha Nation, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 65-47 loss to Homer in their previous meeting on January 4th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harris, who went 8 for 9 on her way to 22 points and six assists. Now that Omaha Nation 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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