Douglas County West easily dispatched Conestoga last Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Douglas County West Falcon fell just short of the Arlington Eagles by a score of 48-45 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Falcon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Eagles are ranked 28th).
| 01/19/24 vs Boys Town | 19 |
| 01/28/25 @ Arlington | 17 |
| 12/07/23 @ Fort Calhoun | 17 |
| 02/06/24 @ Conestoga | 16 |
| 01/04/25 @ Wayne | 16 |
Despite the loss, Douglas County West still got an impressive performance from Ava Grimm, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. That's the most points Grimm has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Wiese, who posted nine points.
It was another big night for Britt Nielsen, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 17 boards for Arlington. Nielsen has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Macy Wolf, who put up nine points.
With the loss, Douglas County West broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-11. As for Arlington, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Douglas County West will take on Syracuse at 6:00 p.m. on February 4th. As for Arlington, they will take on Fort Calhoun in a tournament on Friday. Fort Calhoun will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Arlington surely won't give up without a fight.
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