Basketball Game Preview: Oakland-Craig Knights vs. Humphrey-Lindsay Bulldogs

By Team Reports Jan 26, 2025, 1:10am

Basketball Preview: Oakland-Craig Knights vs. Humphrey-Lindsay Bulldogs

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The Oakland-Craig Knights will face off against the Humphrey-Lindsay Bulldogs on Tuesday. Oakland-Craig is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.

Oakland-Craig will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating North Bend Central, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Oakland-Craig managed a 48-44 victory over North Bend Central on Thursday.

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Oakland-Craig's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Braylon Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards. Anderson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nolan Magnusson, who posted ten points.

Meanwhile, Humphrey-Lindsay suffered their closest defeat since February 20, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Bancroft-Rosalie by a score of 64-61.

Oakland-Craig has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Humphrey-Lindsay, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.

Oakland-Craig came out on top in a nail-biter against Humphrey-Lindsay in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 47-44. Does Oakland-Craig have another victory up their sleeve, or will Humphrey-Lindsay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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