Basketball Recap: Osawatomie Now 6-1 over Last Seven Games

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Previous 5 Games

02/06/25 - Home	49-31 W
02/13/24 - Home	55-65 L
01/05/24 - Away	63-74 L
02/14/23 - Away	32-70 L
01/06/23 - Home	52-63 L

Iola came into Thursday's match looking for another win against Osawatomie, but Jasper Sallee wouldn't allow it. The Osawatomie Trojans enjoyed a cozy 49-31 victory over the Iola Mustangs on Thursday thanks in part to Sallee, who went 10 for 19 on his way to 29 points and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Osawatomie's points.

When it comes to explaining why Iola lost, don't look at Matt Beckmon. Despite the final result, he posted 13 points.

Osawatomie is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points over those games. As for Iola, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-10.

Osawatomie has already played their next contest, a 61-41 loss against Wellsville on the 7th. As for Iola, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 54-44 defeat against Chanute on the 7th.