Basketball Game Preview: Central Plains Oilers vs. LaCrosse Leopards

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Previous Games

02/23/24 - Home	54-42 W
02/09/24 - Away	39-35 W
02/10/23 - Home	56-19 W
02/11/22 - Away	73-20 W
02/12/21 - Home	60-35 W
+ 5 more games

Central Plains is a perfect 10-0 against LaCrosse since February of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Central Plains Oilers will be playing at home against the LaCrosse Leopards at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Central Plains: 29.3, LaCrosse: 28.6) so any points scored will be well earned.

Central Plains' usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Ellinwood offense got past them. Central Plains fell to Ellinwood 57-51.

Meanwhile, LaCrosse entered their tilt with Chase on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Kats, posting a 55-8 victory. The Leopards have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Central Plains' defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points over those games. As for LaCrosse, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.

Central Plains was able to grind out a solid victory over LaCrosse in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 54-42. Does Central Plains have another victory up their sleeve, or will LaCrosse turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.