Omaha South and the Vikings are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Omaha South Packers will be playing at home against the Omaha North Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Omaha South is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Last Wednesday, things could have been worse for Omaha South, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 54-39 loss to the Discoverers. Omaha South was down 47-27 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Omaha North pushed their score all the way to 61 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 65-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Benson. Omaha North has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Omaha North saw an underclassman step up: Ayanna Hill scored 18 points along with seven steals. Hill is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Milani Drake was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with 13 rebounds.
Omaha South has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Omaha North, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Omaha South lost to the Vikings at home by a decisive 66-52 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hill, who scored 27 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Now that Omaha South knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
