Millard North hasn't had much luck against Millard South recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Millard North Mustangs will jump right back in to play the Millard South Patriots at 1:45 p.m. Millard North is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Millard North saw some tournament action on Monday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 47-46 win over Bellevue West.
12/30/24 vs Bellevue West | 11 |
12/20/24 @ Omaha Central | 8 |
02/10/24 vs Duchesne | 7 |
01/20/24 vs Elkhorn North | 6 |
12/10/24 vs Elkhorn South | 6 |
Millard North can attribute much of their success to Clara Welker, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave Welker a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Sara Harley, who posted eight points.
While Millard South didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They pulled ahead with a 53-52 photo finish over Marian on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Millard North's record is now 6-1. As for Millard South, their record now sits at 6-2.
Millard North took their victory against Millard South when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 68-43. In that contest, Millard North amassed a halftime lead of 41-18, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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