Osborne and Thunder Ridge are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Osborne Bulldogs will be home for the holidays to greet the Thunder Ridge Longhorns on Tuesday. Osborne will be looking to keep their 14-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
Osborne has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 20 points or more this season. They breezed by Tescott on the road to the tune of 68-9. That 68-9 margin sets a new team best for Osborne this season.
Meanwhile, Thunder Ridge is still undefeated this season after their matchup against Northern Valley on Friday, but Northern Valley came as close as anyone has to beating them. Thunder Ridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 35-33 victory over Northern Valley. Given Thunder Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while Northern Valley is ranked 281st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Osborne's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Thunder Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Osborne beat Thunder Ridge 43-36 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Osborne repeat their success, or does Thunder Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
