After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Ottawa, Osage City was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They skirted past the Council Grove Braves 57-54. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Indians considering their 29-point performance the matchup before.
Council Grove lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brycen Palmquist, who went 9 for 19 on his way to 20 points. That was a full 37% of Council Grove's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kyzer Spittles, who went 6 of 9 en route to 19 points.
Osage City is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Council Grove, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-4.
Osage City and Council Grove should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings. Osage City (ranked 141st) will meet Northern Heights (ranked 304th) on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Council Grove will square off against Marion at 7:30 p.m. on Friday up 164 places (93 vs. 257).
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