Douglas County West lost against West Point-Beemer back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Douglas County West Falcon fell 42-32 to the West Point-Beemer Cadets. While losing is never fun, the Falcon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Cadets are ranked 27th).
| 01/03/25 vs West Point-Beemer | 3 |
| 12/28/24 vs Aquinas | 3 |
| 12/27/24 vs Palmyra | 6 |
| 12/20/24 @ Raymond Central | 5 |
| 12/17/24 @ Arlington | 3 |
Douglas County West's loss came despite strong showings from Addison Strong and Ava Grimm. Strong went 8 of 19 en route to 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals, while Grimm posted ten points and six rebounds. Strong has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last five times she's played.
It was another big night for Allie Kaup, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 23 boards for West Point-Beemer. The dominant performance also gave Kaup a new career-high in blocks (four). Mia Hunke was another key player, putting up four points and six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Douglas County West and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for West Point-Beemer, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Douglas County West wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 48-35 loss against Wayne on the 4th. As for West Point-Beemer, they will venture away from home to square off against Fort Calhoun at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Calhoun will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something West Point-Beemer surely won't give up without a fight.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
