Grand Island is 0-3 against Papillion-LaVista South since December of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Grand Island Islanders will face off against the Papillion-LaVista South Titans at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Grand Island comes in on five and Papillion-LaVista South on 12.
Grand Island can't be too worried about heading out to take on Papillion-LaVista South: they just beat Buena Vista at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Grand Island slipped by Buena Vista 44-43 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Papillion-LaVista South's strategy against Omaha Northwest on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Papillion-LaVista South blew Omaha Northwest out of the water with a 75-33 final score. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
Grand Island better keep an eye on Bryson Bahl. He was instrumental in Papillion-LaVista South's win, dropping a double-double with 27 points and 11 rebounds. That's the most points Bahl has posted since back in December of 2024. Connor Falkinburg was another key player, going 6-for-9 on his way to 16 points and five boards.
Papillion-LaVista South was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Omaha Northwest only three assists.
Papillion-LaVista South pushed their record up to 22-3 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Grand Island, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 13-11.
Grand Island ended up a good deal behind Papillion-LaVista South in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, losing 57-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bahl, who shot 59% from the field en route to 25 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Now that Grand Island knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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