The Omaha North Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Burke Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Omaha North is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Omaha North came up short against Lincoln Southwest and fell 75-62. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Silver Hawks are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burke). They came out on top against Norfolk by a score of 69-60 on Saturday.
The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-19. As for Omaha North, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Omaha North came up short against Burke when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 61-57. Thankfully for Omaha North, Najya O'Neal (who almost dropped a double-double with 26 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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