The Otis-Bison Cougars lost against the Macksville Mustangs back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Otis-Bison suffered a rough 52-27 loss at the hands of Macksville. While losing is never fun, Otis-Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while Macksville is ranked 118th).
Macksville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mayce Russell led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine steals. Russell is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kambry Adams, who scored 15 points along with five steals.
Otis-Bison has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Macksville, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Otis-Bison will take on Ellinwood on Friday. Otis-Bison is facing Ellinwood at the right time seeing as Ellinwood is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Macksville will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Ingalls at 6:30 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully Macksville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
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