After flying high against the Burke Bulldogs last Tuesday, Westview came back down to earth. Westview fell to Papillion-LaVista 50-44. Westview lost against Papillion-LaVista in their previous head to head back in February of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 77-27 score last time.
Despite the loss, Westview saw an underclassman step up: Macy Kellner scored 16 points. Kellner is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight. Kalyn Bailey was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Rease Murtaugh was her usual excellent self, scoring 25 points along with six rebounds and two steals for Papillion-LaVista. That makes it six consecutive games in which Murtaugh has scored at least a third of Papillion-LaVista's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Holub, who scored eight points.
Westview's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Papillion-LaVista, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.
Westview will head out on the road to face off against Lincoln Northeast at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lincoln Northeastpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Westview in Nebraska (Lincoln Northeast is ranked 29th, while Westview is ranked 130th). As for Papillion-LaVista, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Gretna East at 3:30 p.m. on February 17th. Papillion-LaVista is coming into the match with three straight victories on the road, so Gretna East will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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