01/17/25 @ Omaha Central | 24 |
12/30/24 vs Millard South | 21 |
12/07/24 vs Millard North | 14 |
12/21/24 @ Elkhorn South | 13 |
12/17/24 vs East Buchanan | 12 |
If Omaha Central wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Bellevue West, they should've done a better job of containing Brayden Mauro. The Bellevue West Thunderbirds managed a 65-60 win over the Omaha Central Eagles on Friday thanks in part to Mauro, who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points. Those 24 points gave him a new career-high.
Another player making a difference was Robert Garcia, who posted eight points and eight rebounds. He has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last five times he's played.
Omaha Central lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Evan Rodgers, who had 14 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ike Ackerman, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 10 points and seven boards.
Bellevue West has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Omaha Central, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-6 record.
Bellevue West has already played their next game, a 95-64 defeat against Northwest on the 20th. As for Omaha Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 55-41 loss against Elkhorn South on the 21st.
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