Basketball Game Preview: McEachern Indians vs. Osborne Cardinals

By Team Reports Feb 1, 2025, 12:34am

Basketball Preview: McEachern Indians vs. Osborne Cardinals

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Previous 5 Games

01/07/25 - Home90-50 W
01/22/16 - Away66-55 W
01/02/16 - Home81-64 W
01/23/15 - Home71-45 W
01/03/15 - Away73-54 W

McEachern has gone 5-0 against Osborne recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The McEachern Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Osborne Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. McEachern knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Osborne likes a good challenge.

McEachern is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering South Cobb just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 64-63 to the Eagles. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Indians came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Eagles are ranked 93rd).

Meanwhile, Osborne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They fell 69-57 to Harrison.

McEachern's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 11-1 and their overall record down to 19-4. As for Osborne, their loss dropped their record down to 3-19.

Everything came up roses for McEachern against Osborne in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 90-50 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for McEachern 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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