Northwood-Kensett hasn't had much luck against Osage recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Northwood-Kensett Vikings will look to defend their home court against the Osage Green Devils at 7:45 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Northwood-Kensett sitting on nine straight victories and Osage on seven.
While Northwood-Kensett didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against St. Ansgar by a score of 56-48 on Tuesday. The 56-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Osage was able to grind out a solid win over West Fork on Monday, taking the game 68-56.
Northwood-Kensett pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Osage, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Northwood-Kensett strolled past Osage in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 66-48. Will Northwood-Kensett repeat their success, or does Osage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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