Basketball Game Preview: Baldwin Bulldogs vs. Ottawa Cyclones

Baldwin is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Ottawa is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Baldwin Bulldogs will host the Ottawa Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Baldwin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.

Baldwin will bounce into Friday's match after beating Eudora, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Baldwin came out on top against Eudora by a score of 48-41 on Monday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Cardinals are ranked 108th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cooper Carr

Steals

02/17/25 @ Eudora	6
02/14/25 @ Wellsville	4
02/11/25 vs Paola	4
02/07/25 vs Eudora	5
02/04/25 vs Bonner Springs	3
01/30/25 vs Tonganoxie	4

It was another big night for Cooper Carr, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 21 points in addition to six steals and five boards. He has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ethan Smasal, who posted five points.

Meanwhile, Ottawa made easy work of Spring Hill on Monday and carried off a 62-38 win. The Cyclones have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 24 points or more this season.

Ottawa's victory bumped their record up to 17-0. As for Baldwin, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.

Baldwin came up short against Ottawa when the teams last played back in January, falling 61-52. Will Baldwin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.