Prairie View hasn't had much luck against Osawatomie recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Prairie View Buffalos will take on the Osawatomie Trojans in a tournament on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Prairie View is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 64-51 win over Uniontown on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Osawatomie made easy work of Pleasanton on Tuesday and carried off a 58-32 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Prairie View better keep an eye on Jasper Sallee. He was instrumental in Osawatomie's win, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Sallee has scored at least a third of Osawatomie's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Fennel, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 13 points and four steals.
Osawatomie smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Osawatomie now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Prairie View, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7-1.
Prairie View lost to Osawatomie on the road by a decisive 55-41 margin in their previous meeting on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sallee, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. Now that Prairie View knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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