The Osage City Indians will take on the Council Grove Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Osage City is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Ottawa just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Cyclones, falling 61-29. The contest marked the Indians' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Council Grove came up short against Santa Fe Trail on Tuesday and fell 48-39. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Chargers are ranked 34th).
Osage City will have to contain Brycen Palmquist as he made an impact in Council Grove's last game. He went 8 of 17 en route to 20 points and five steals. Palmquist is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 14 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Buchman, who posted six points and nine boards.
Council Grove's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3. As for Osage City, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Everything came up roses for Osage City against Council Grove when the teams last played on Friday, as the team secured a 55-26 win. Will Osage City repeat their success, or does Council Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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