Basketball Game Preview: Burns Hilanders vs. Ontario Tigers

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Previous Games

01/18/23 - Away	50-16 W
01/18/22 - Home	60-13 W
06/08/21 - Neutral	61-21 W
05/25/21 - Neutral	76-16 W
01/02/19 - Home	51-30 W
+ 5 more games

Burns has gone 10-0 against Ontario recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Burns Hilanders will be playing at home against the Ontario Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Burns is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Vale just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Vikings, falling 51-26. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Hilanders have suffered since February 24, 2024.

Meanwhile, Ontario was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were beaten by La Grande 69-16. While losing is never fun, Ontario can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while La Grande is ranked 31st).

Ontario's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Burns, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.

Everything came up roses for Burns against Ontario in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, as the team secured a 50-16 win. Does Burns have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ontario turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.