Millard West is 2-8 against Papillion-LaVista South since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Millard West Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Papillion-LaVista South Titans at 3:45 p.m. Millard West has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Millard West pushed their score all the way to 59 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 69-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Millard South. Millard West has struggled against Millard South recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Reece Carson put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 23 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Fortune, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista South pushed their score all the way to 76 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Bellevue West 82-76. While losing is never fun, Papillion-LaVista South can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Bellevue West is ranked first).
The losing side was boosted by Bryson Bahl, who shot 6-for-12 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double on 40 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Reece Kircher, who scored 22 points along with two steals.
Millard West now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Papillion-LaVista South, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Millard West came up short against Papillion-LaVista South in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 69-56. Can Millard West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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