After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Papillion-LaVista South, Omaha North was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They came out on top against the Bellevue East Chieftains by a score of 62-51. The Vikings have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Chieftains, too.
Omaha North's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dontae Mcdowell, who went 6 of 7 on his way to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Cooper, who posted ten points.
Omaha North was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bellevue East only racked up seven assists.
When it comes to explaining why Bellevue East lost, don't look at Kris Brown. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 11 en route to 22 points. With that strong performance, Brown is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Trey Tolbert was another key player, putting up nine points and three steals.
Vikings
| 02/01/25 vs Bellevue East | 62-51 |
| 01/28/25 vs Omaha Northwest | 63-19 |
| 01/21/25 vs Omaha South | 75-62 |
Omaha North's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-10. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Bellevue East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.
Omaha North will head out to face off against Columbus at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Omaha North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.1 points per game this season. As for Bellevue East, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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