Basketball Game Preview: Ohatchee Indians vs. Wellborn Panthers

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Previous Games

01/22/24 - Home	70-42 W
01/13/24 - Home	59-31 W
11/28/23 - Away	50-40 W
01/25/22 - Home	57-51 W
12/16/21 - Away	52-29 W
+ 5 more games

Ohatchee is 10-0 against Wellborn since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Ohatchee Indians will take on the Wellborn Panthers in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Ohatchee's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.

While Ohatchee didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 59-51 victory over Pleasant Valley on Monday.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Wellborn took on Saks on Tuesday. Wellborn might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Saks an easy 76-52 win. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Ohatchee will need focus on slowing down Ray Williams, one of several Wellborn players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 11 en route to 13 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Williams is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least three every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Williams, who went 7 of 15 en route to 16 points and five rebounds.

Wellborn's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Ohatchee, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Ohatchee against Wellborn in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 70-42 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ohatchee since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.