Basketball Game Preview: Oakland-Craig Knights vs. Tekamah-Herman Tigers

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Previous Games

01/16/24 - Home	71-37 W
01/17/23 - Away	65-21 W
01/28/22 - Home	61-21 W
01/18/22 - Home	62-23 W
01/19/21 - Away	51-35 W
+ 5 more games

Oakland-Craig has gone 9-1 against Tekamah-Herman recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Oakland-Craig Knights will head out to challenge the Tekamah-Herman Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oakland-Craig has five straight wins, Tekamah-Herman has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Oakland-Craig is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Lyons-Decatur Northeast: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Oakland-Craig blew Lyons-Decatur Northeast out of the water with a 62-25 final score. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 23 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Tekamah-Herman played a tough contest on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by West Point-Beemer 58-25. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Cadets are ranked 29th).

Oakland-Craig pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tekamah-Herman, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.

Everything came up roses for Oakland-Craig against Tekamah-Herman in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 71-37 win. In that match, Oakland-Craig amassed a halftime lead of 40-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.