Basketball Game Preview: Oakfield-Alabama Hornets vs. Caledonia-Mumford Raiders

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Previous 6 Games

01/03/25 - Away	48-58 L
03/13/21 - Away	55-50 W
12/01/18 - Home	43-71 L
01/15/18 - Away	65-92 L
12/20/16 - Home	71-63 W
01/05/16 - Away	47-44 W

Oakfield-Alabama and Caledonia-Mumford are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Oakfield-Alabama Hornets will be playing at home against the Caledonia-Mumford Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Friday, Oakfield-Alabama came up short against Wheatland-Chili and fell 55-46. The Hornets have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Caledonia-Mumford played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Geneseo, falling 75-55. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-20.

Oakfield-Alabama will need to focus on slowing down Collin Foote, one of several Caledonia-Mumford players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7-for-17 en route to 15 points and five rebounds. Caledonia-Mumford is 2-1 when Foote posts 15 or more points, but 5-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Tyler Potter, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 12 points and five boards.

Even though they lost, Caledonia-Mumford smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.

Oakfield-Alabama's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Caledonia-Mumford, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.

Oakfield-Alabama opened the new year with a less-than-successful 58-48 defeat to Caledonia-Mumford. Will Oakfield-Alabama have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.