Basketball Preview: Oldenburg Academy Twisters vs. South Decatur Cougars
Oldenburg Academy is 8-2 against South Decatur since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Oldenburg Academy Twisters will venture away from home to square off against the South Decatur Cougars at 1:30 p.m. Oldenburg Academy will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Oldenburg Academy will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating North Decatur, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Oldenburg Academy had just enough and edged North Decatur out 53-50. 53 seems to be a good number for the Twisters as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, a victory for South Decatur just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 66-17 defeat at the hands of Greensburg. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-11.
Oldenburg Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for South Decatur, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Oldenburg Academy won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in December of 2023, slipping by South Decatur 33-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oldenburg Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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