Basketball Game Preview: Osseo-Fairchild Thunder vs. Pepin/Alma

The Osseo-Fairchild Thunder are taking a road trip to square off against Pepin/Alma at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Osseo-Fairchild knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Pepin/Alma likes a good challenge.

Osseo-Fairchild is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Gilmanton/Independence 88-51 on Thursday. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while Gilmanton/Independence are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Pepin/Alma hadn't done well against Whitehall recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Pepin/Alma skirted past Whitehall 59-57.

Osseo-Fairchild's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Pepin/Alma, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.