The Oswego Indians will square off against the Olpe Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oswego is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Oswego had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mustangs and snuck past 44-42.
Josh Hutchinson was his usual excellent self, scoring 17 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last four games he's played. Owen Jackson was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Olpe can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match last Monday. They were the clear victor by a 57-33 margin over Eureka. Given Olpe's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while Eureka is ranked 322nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oswego is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for Olpe, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
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