Basketball Recap: St. Joseph-Ogden Skates Past Prairie Central with Ease

Spartans

Previous 6 Games

01/25/25 vs Prairie Central	68-36
01/24/25 @ Illinois Valley Central	58-53
01/22/25 vs Manteno	61-52
01/17/25 @ Pontiac	57-32
01/14/25 vs Teutopolis	55-40
01/11/25 vs Warrensburg-Latham	59-49

St. Joseph-Ogden waltzed into their match on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Prairie Central Hawks 68-36. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 25 points or more this season.

St. Joseph-Ogden has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Prairie Central, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Joseph-Ogden will take on St. Thomas More at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in St. Joseph-Ogden's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches. As for Prairie Central, they will square off against Monticello at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.