The Ottawa Cyclones will take on the Eudora Cardinals on Friday.
Eudora is facing Ottawa at the wrong time: Ottawa suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a hard 57-39 fall against the Indians. While losing is never fun, the Cyclones can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Indians are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eudora). They claimed a resounding 61-34 victory over Louisburg. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Ottawa's defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3. As for Eudora, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Ottawa came out on top in a nail-biter against Eudora in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 49-47. Does Ottawa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eudora turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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