Lincoln North Star and Millard West are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Lincoln North Star Navigators just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Millard West Wildcats at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. Millard West took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lincoln North Star, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Lincoln North Star was fully in charge, breezing past Norfolk 77-39. The Navigators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 31 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Millard West suffered their closest defeat since January 23, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Creighton Prep 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).
Lincoln North Star will need focus on slowing down Carter LaBorde, one of several Millard West players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 11 on his way to 17 points and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Reece Carson, who went 7 of 10 en route to 16 points and five assists.
The victory made it two in a row for Lincoln North Star and bumps their season record up to 10-3. As for Millard West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
Lincoln North Star didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Millard West when the teams last played back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 65-60 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln North Star 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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