The Millard West Wildcats had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They walked away with a 55-42 win over Millard South. Given Millard West's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while Millard South is ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Millard West's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kylee Paben led the charge by dropping a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Norah Gessert, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Millard West pushed their record up to 21-1 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Millard South, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-14.
Millard West will head out on the road to challenge Papillion-LaVista South at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Millard South, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Fremont at 5:30 p.m. Hopefully Fremont focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
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