Denmark-Olar is 3-0 against McCormick since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Denmark-Olar Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the McCormick Chiefs at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Denmark-Olar sitting on five straight wins and McCormick on three.
Last Wednesday, Denmark-Olar was able to grind out a solid win over St. Joseph's Catholic, taking the game 58-50.
Denmark-Olar's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Robert Bovain, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Treveon Hinton, who scored 14 points along with five assists and four steals. Bovain is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Shamorion Palmer, who scored nine points along with two steals.
McCormick proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by 25) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Great Falls 37-34. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points McCormick has scored all year.
Denmark-Olar's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.4 points per game. As for McCormick, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Denmark-Olar took their win against McCormick when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 69-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Denmark-Olar since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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