Basketball Game Preview: Yakama Nation Tribal Eagles vs. Oakesdale Nighthawks

Yakama Nation Tribal is on a 16-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Oakesdale is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Yakama Nation Tribal Eagles will host the Oakesdale Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Last Wednesday, everything came up roses for Yakama Nation Tribal against Pomeroy as the team secured a 56-29 victory.

Meanwhile, Oakesdale made easy work of DeSales on Wednesday and carried off a 53-30 win.

Oakesdale has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.1 points per game. As for Yakama Nation Tribal, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3.

Yakama Nation Tribal beat Oakesdale 68-60 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Will Yakama Nation Tribal repeat their success, or does Oakesdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.