Preview: Osawatomie Trojans vs. Prairie View Buffalos
The Osawatomie Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Prairie View Buffalos at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Osawatomie and nine for Prairie View.
Last Friday, Osawatomie had to suffer through a rough 62-32 loss at the hands of Burlington. While losing is never fun, Osawatomie can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while Burlington is ranked 97th).
Despite the loss, Osawatomie saw an underclassman step up: Jaxon Stevenson scored eight points along with two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Kail Calderwood, who scored three points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 85-23, which was the final score in Prairie View's tilt against Wellsville on Monday.
Osawatomie dropped their record down to 6-13 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Prairie View, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season.
Osawatomie came out on top in a nail-biter against Prairie View in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 49-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Osawatomie since the squad 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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