Colton and Oakesdale are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Colton Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Oakesdale Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Colton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 59 points back in December of 2024, they were much more limited against Garfield-Palouse on Saturday. They were beaten by the Vikings 71-22. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Vikings are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Oakesdale humbled Rosalia with a 53-14 victory. The Nighthawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Oakesdale is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.5 points. As for Colton, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Colton might still be hurting after the 48-28 defeat they got from Oakesdale in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Colton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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