The Omaha Northwest Huskies will venture away from home to face off against the Lincoln North Star Navigators at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Omaha Northwest is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Omaha Northwest is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Bellevue East on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Omaha Northwest was dealt a 71-32 defeat at the hands of Bellevue East. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Chieftains are ranked tenth).
Brooke Kaiser-Bates
| 02/20/25 @ Bellevue East | 8 |
| 01/28/25 @ Omaha North | 6 |
| 12/13/24 @ Westview | 5 |
| 12/05/24 vs Omaha South | 5 |
| 02/04/25 vs Lincoln High | 4 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Brooke Kaiser-Bates, who posted eight points. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points.
Meanwhile, Lincoln North Star hadn't done well against Millard South recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Lincoln North Star strolled past Millard South with points to spare, taking the game 49-30.
Lincoln North Star has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Omaha Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Omaha Northwest couldn't quite finish off Lincoln North Star in their previous meeting back in February of 2020 and fell 57-55. Can Omaha Northwest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
