The Bellevue East Chieftains will head out on the road to square off against the Elkhorn South Storm at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bellevue East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.6 points per game this season.
Bellevue East took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Lincoln Southeast by a score of 49-41. Given the Chieftains' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Knights are ranked 105th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bellevue East found their leader in sophomore Tniyah Wilson-Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brani Jackson, who posted nine points and seven steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elkhorn South). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Omaha Northwest 83-36. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Storm had established a 32 point advantage.
Bellevue East pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points per game. As for Elkhorn South, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-7.
Bellevue East took their victory against Elkhorn South when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 69-49. Will Bellevue East repeat their success, or does Elkhorn South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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