Basketball Game Preview: Osage Green Devils vs. Northwood-Kensett Vikings

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Previous Games

02/02/24 - Away	48-66 L
01/05/24 - Home	78-63 W
02/03/23 - Home	66-55 W
01/06/23 - Away	56-43 W
02/04/22 - Away	79-41 W
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Osage has gone 9-1 against Northwood-Kensett recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Osage Green Devils will face off against the Northwood-Kensett Vikings at 7:45 p.m. Osage knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Northwood-Kensett likes a good challenge.

Last Monday, Osage was able to grind out a solid victory over West Fork, taking the game 68-56.

Meanwhile, Northwood-Kensett put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against St. Ansgar by a score of 56-48. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Saints are ranked 180th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Northwood-Kensett's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Osage, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.

Osage lost to Northwood-Kensett on the road by a decisive 66-48 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Osage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.