Basketball Game Recap: Osborn Wildcats vs. Plattsburg Tigers

By Team Reports Feb 23, 2024, 11:55am

Recap: Osborn Wildcats vs. Plattsburg Tigers

On Thursday, Osborn suffered a tough 69-46 loss at the hands of Plattsburg. While losing is never fun, Osborn can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 389th, while Plattsburg is ranked 82nd).

Michael "isaia" Howard was his usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 26 points, 19 rebounds, and ten assists for Plattsburg. Howard is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 16 every time he's taken the court this season. Rylan Langton was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with six rebounds and three steals.

Osborn has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season. As for Plattsburg, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 23-4.

Osborn does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Plattsburg, they will face off against West Platte at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Plattsburg knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight contests -- so hopefully West Platte likes a good challenge.

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