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| 12/18/21 - Away | 64-23 W |
| 12/19/20 - Home | 81-46 W |
| 02/01/20 - Away | 79-35 W |
| 02/15/19 - Home | 63-61 W |
| 02/16/18 - Away | 70-58 W |
| + 4 more games |
Papillion-LaVista South is 7-2 against Omaha Northwest since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Papillion-LaVista South Titans will be playing at home against the Omaha Northwest Huskies at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Papillion-LaVista South's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 matchups.
Papillion-LaVista South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Millard North, who was ranked tenth at the time (Papillion-LaVista South was ranked first). Papillion-LaVista South blew past Millard North 62-42 last Friday. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant forwards against one another in Bryson Bahl and Derek Rollins. Bahl had a great game and shot 5-for-8 from downtown and dropped a double-double with 25 points and 13 rebounds. Meanwhile, Rollins did his best for the losing side, putting up 13 points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Omaha Northwest, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against Norfolk by a score of 63-54 on Friday.
Omaha Northwest's win came from a few key players Papillion-LaVista South will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Michael Dubose, who shot 78% from the field to rack up 23 points. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 45.5% shooting accuracy. The team also got some help courtesy of Akshay Setti, who went 5-for-9 on his way to 16 points.
Papillion-LaVista South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.4 points over those games. Omaha Northwest's win bumped their record up to 5-17.
Keep an eye on the arc in Saturday's matchup: Papillion-LaVista South has been dynamite from deep this season, having drained 38.1% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Omaha Northwest, though, as they've only made 26% of their three-pointers this season. Given Papillion-LaVista South's sizable advantage in that area, Omaha Northwest will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything came up roses for Papillion-LaVista South against Omaha Northwest in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, as the squad secured a 64-23 victory. In that game, Papillion-LaVista South amassed a halftime lead of 36-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
