Preview: Eldon Mustangs vs. Osage Indians
The Eldon Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Osage Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Eldon was able to grind out a solid win over Blair Oaks, taking the game 64-54. Given Eldon's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while Blair Oaks is ranked 319th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sydney Halderman was her usual excellent self, scoring 23 points along with eight assists and six steals. She has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Delaney Mcghay, who scored 20 points.
Meanwhile, Osage earned a 60-50 win over Linn on Thursday. Osage pushed the score to 44-22 by the end of the third, a deficit Linn cut but never quite recovered from.
Eldon has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Osage, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
Everything went Eldon's way against Osage when the teams last played back in February of 2023 as Eldon made off with a 63-37 victory. Will Eldon repeat their success, or does Osage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
