Hillsboro/Central Valley is on a four-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Oak Grove Lutheran a five-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Hillsboro/Central Valley H-CV Burros will take on the Oak Grove Lutheran Grovers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hillsboro/Central Valley's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven matchups.
Hillsboro/Central Valley pushed their score all the way to 71 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 81-71 to Thompson. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game last Tuesday (58), Hillsboro/Central Valley still had to take the loss.
Oak Grove Lutheran suffered their biggest defeat since December 14, 2023 on Friday. They were the victim of a tough 69-46 loss at the hands of Wahpeton. While losing is never fun, Oak Grove Lutheran can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while Wahpeton is ranked tenth).
Hillsboro/Central Valley's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-6. As for Oak Grove Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Hillsboro/Central Valley and Oak Grove Lutheran were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, but Hillsboro/Central Valley came up empty-handed after a 72-71 defeat. Will Hillsboro/Central Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
