Basketball Recap: Central Plains' Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Oilers

Margin (Wins)

12/17/24 @ Chase	71
01/16/25 vs Skyline	31
01/23/25 vs Little River	22
12/10/24 vs Phillipsburg	21
12/06/24 @ Smoky Valley	20

Central Plains had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Little River Redskins as they made off with a 52-30 victory. The Oilers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 20 points or more this season.

Little River's loss came despite strong showings from Blayne Baldetti and Jaxson Konen. Baldetti posted ten points and five rebounds, while Konen earned eight points and three steals. Konen has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.

Central Plains is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.1 points per game. As for Little River, they moved to 8-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Central Plains didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-42 defeat against Macksville on the 25th. As for Little River, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 51-44 loss against St. John on the 25th.