Osage is 0-5 against Forest City since December of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Osage Green Devils will take on the Forest City Indians. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Osage was handed a heart-breaking two-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Central Springs on Monday. Osage blew past Central Springs, posting an 85-39 victory. Given the Green Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Panthers are ranked 339th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Forest City entered their tilt with West Fork on Thursday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Warhawks as they made off with a 62-38 win.
Osage has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points over those games. As for Forest City, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Osage might still be hurting after the 71-45 loss they got from Forest City in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Osage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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