The Sylvan-Lucas Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Otis-Bison Cougars on Friday. Otis-Bison took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Sylvan-Lucas, who comes in off a win.
You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Sylvan-Lucas' strategy against Southern Cloud co-op [Miltonvale/Glasco] on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sylvan-Lucas blew Southern Cloud co-op [Miltonvale/Glasco] out of the water with a 59-27 final score. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Sylvan-Lucas has posted yet this season.
Meanwhile, Otis-Bison's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their seventh straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 59-31 loss at the hands of Dighton. 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 314th, while Dighton is ranked 62nd).
The win got Sylvan-Lucas back to even at 5-5. As for Otis-Bison, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Sylvan-Lucas strolled past Otis-Bison when the teams last played back in January of 2023 by a score of 51-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sylvan-Lucas since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
