Colton hasn't had much luck against Oakesdale recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Colton Wildcats will square off against the Oakesdale Nighthawks at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Colton is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 25th straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They took a blow against Garfield-Palouse, falling 55-22. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Vikings are ranked 150th).
Meanwhile, Oakesdale suffered their biggest defeat since February 16, 2024 on Monday. They lost 87-66 to Wellpinit. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (62), the Nighthawks still had to take the loss.
Colton's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Oakesdale, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season.
Colton was dealt a bruising 67-38 defeat at the hands of Oakesdale in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Colton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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