Millard West lost against Creighton Prep back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Millard West Wildcats fell just short of the Creighton Prep Junior Jays by a score of 74-71. 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 81st, while the Junior Jays are ranked 12th).
Millard West lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Carter LaBorde, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Carson, who went 7 for 10 en route to 16 points and five assists.
Creighton Prep got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cooper Knight out in front who went 6 of 14 on his way to 17 points. Another player making a difference was Torran Carter-Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Millard West and nudges their season record down to 4-6. As for Creighton Prep, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-3.
Millard West will challenge Lincoln North Star at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. Creighton Prep has already played their next contest (against Westview), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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