Oscoda is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Hillman is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Oscoda Owls will take on the Hillman Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Oscoda didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Rogers City, but they still walked away with a 50-44 victory.
Meanwhile, Hillman stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Tawas Area as Hillman made off with a 56-35 win. Given Hillman's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while Tawas Area is ranked 688th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hillman got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Trenton Taratuta out in front who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. Taratuta hasn't dropped below 17 points for 16 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenden Rouleau, who scored 16 points along with two steals.
Oscoda has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Hillman, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
Oscoda and Hillman were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but Oscoda came up empty-handed after a 57-56 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Taratuta, who scored 41 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Now that Oscoda knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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