Douglas County West hasn't had much luck against Platteview recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Douglas County West Falcon will head out to face off against the Platteview Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Douglas County West will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Douglas County West is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Conestoga: they outscored them in every quarter. Douglas County West put the hurt on Conestoga with a sharp 66-41 win on Tuesday. The Falcon have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Douglas County West got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Will Bergsten out in front who posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Schieber, who put up 12 points.
Meanwhile, Platteview had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 56-55 W against the Bluejays. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Bluejays are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Platteview pushed their record up to 15-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.6 points over those games. As for Douglas County West, their victory bumped their record up to 19-2.
Douglas County West beat Platteview 54-41 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Douglas County West since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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