Basketball Game Preview: Orofino Maniacs vs. Kamiah Kubs

The Orofino Maniacs will square off against the Kamiah Kubs at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Orofino has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Kamiah will arrive with nine straight victories.

Last Saturday, Orofino was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 55-54 to Kellogg.

Meanwhile, Kamiah's game on Saturday was all tied up 30-30 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They took down Logos 67-53. Given the Kubs' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Knights are ranked 45th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Kamiah pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Orofino, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.

Orofino was taken down by Kamiah 111-38 in their previous matchup on Thursday. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Orofino was down 57-10.