Millard West lost against Lincoln North Star back in January of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Millard West Wildcats took a 58-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lincoln North Star Navigators. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Navigators are ranked 20th).
Reece Carson
| 01/18/25 vs Lincoln North Star | 9 |
| 12/28/24 vs Papillion-LaVista South | 8 |
| 02/13/24 vs Millard South | 8 |
| 12/17/24 @ Bellevue East | 7 |
| 12/19/24 vs Omaha Westside | 7 |
Millard West's loss came despite strong showings from Reece Carson and Cade Walker. Carson almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards, while Walker posted 14 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Carson a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jayden Kozney, who scored eight points.
Lincoln North Star's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but J'Shawn Afuh led the charge by putting up 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakeyce Fowler, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 12 points and five steals.
Millard West is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7. As for Lincoln North Star, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
Millard West wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 65-55 win against Benson on the 21st. Lincoln North Star has also already played their next matchup, a 65-58 victory against Kearney on the 22nd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
