Preview: Osage City Indians vs. Olpe Eagles
The Osage City Indians will head out on the road to take on the Olpe Eagles on Friday. Osage City will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings (they are ranked 224th, while Olpe is ranked 111th).
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Osage City had to settle for a 57-54 defeat against Silver Lake. Osage City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Olpe stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 71-42 victory over Fairfield on the road.
Osage City dropped their record down to 5-11 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Olpe, their win bumped their record up to 16-2.
Osage City came out on top in a nail-biter against Olpe in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, sneaking past 57-54. The rematch might be a little tougher for Osage City since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
