The Oakland-Craig Knights will face off against the Howells-Dodge Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Oakland-Craig comes in on seven and Howells-Dodge on three.
Oakland-Craig is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Madison: they outscored them in every quarter. Oakland-Craig was the clear victor by a 58-38 margin over Madison on Saturday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Dragons are ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Howells-Dodge took their match on Saturday with ease, bagging a 72-30 win over Clarkson/Leigh. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 29 points or more this season.
Oakland-Craig has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Howells-Dodge, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4.
Oakland-Craig didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Howells-Dodge when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 50-46 win. Will Oakland-Craig repeat their success, or does Howells-Dodge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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