The Council Grove Braves will head out on the road to challenge the Osage City Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Council Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.5 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Council Grove came up short against Santa Fe Trail and fell 48-39. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Chargers are ranked 34th).
| 01/28/25 @ Santa Fe Trail | 5 |
| 01/25/25 vs Wabaunsee | 3 |
| 01/24/25 vs Osage City | 2 |
| 01/21/25 vs Lyndon | 4 |
| 01/17/25 @ Chase County | 3 |
Council Grove's defeat came about despite a quality game from Brycen Palmquist, who went 8 of 17 on his way to 20 points and five steals. Palmquist has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times he's played. Drew Buchman was another key player, putting up six points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Osage City's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Ottawa and fell 61-29. The contest marked the Indians' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Osage City's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6. As for Council Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.
Council Grove took a serious blow against Osage City in their previous meeting on Friday, falling 55-26. Can Council Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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