A classic East v. West matchup is on the schedule. The Bellevue East Chieftains will face off against the Bellevue West Thunderbirds at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bellevue East comes in on four and Bellevue West on seven.
Last Friday, Bellevue East didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Papillion-LaVista South, but they still walked away with a 52-48 victory. Given the Chieftains' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Titans are ranked 77th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bellevue West didn't have too much trouble with Lincoln Southwest on Friday as they won 65-46. The Thunderbirds pushed the score to 52-31 by the end of the third, a deficit the Silver Hawks cut but never quite recovered from.
Bellevue East better focus on containing Stevie Harley and Da'Nyla Tatum as the pair were huge in Bellevue West's win. Harley shot 46% from the field en route to 17 points and seven rebounds, while Tatum went 9-for-18 on her way to 22 points. Those 22 points gave Tatum a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Yirah Sears, who made all 5 shots she took to post 11 points.
Bellevue West was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They are 16-5 when they've passed the ball that well.
Bellevue West's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points over those games. As for Bellevue East, their record now sits at 21-4.
Bellevue East came up short against Bellevue West in their previous meeting back in February, falling 77-71. Can Bellevue East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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