Mitchell is 1-9 against O'Gorman since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Kernels will face off against the Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mitchell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 52-42 victory over Spearfish.
Meanwhile, O'Gorman waltzed into their matchup on Friday with 19 straight wins... but they left with 20. They blew past the Governors 77-44. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Governors are ranked 88th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mitchell's win bumped their record up to 13-8. As for O'Gorman, their victory bumped their record up to 20-1.
Mitchell was dealt a bruising 65-34 defeat at the hands of O'Gorman in their previous meeting last Thursday. Can the Kernels avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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