Chase is on an 11-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Otis-Bison a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Chase Kats will host the Otis-Bison Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Chase is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 66 points last Tuesday, they were much more limited against St. John on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Tigers, falling 71-26. The Kats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-14.
Despite the defeat, Chase saw an underclassman step up: freshman Malik Carson dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Carson a new career-high in blocks (three).
Meanwhile, Otis-Bison came up short against Central Plains on Tuesday, falling 49-29. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Oilers are ranked 84th).
Otis-Bison's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Chase, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
Chase was dealt a bruising 66-11 loss at the hands of Otis-Bison in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Chase was down 38-3.
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