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| 01/31/23 - Home | 61-54 W |
| 01/23/23 - Home | 56-33 W |
| 01/20/22 - Away | 54-47 W |
| 02/06/21 - Away | 58-49 W |
| 01/21/21 - Home | 46-48 L |
| + 5 more games |
North Bend Central is 9-1 against Oakland-Craig since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The North Bend Central Tigers will host the Oakland-Craig Knights at 7:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, North Bend Central came up short against Scotus and fell 59-52. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Shamrocks are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Oakland-Craig had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They blew past the Tigers 68-32. That looming 68-32 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
Oakland-Craig has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for North Bend Central, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
North Bend Central was able to grind out a solid win over Oakland-Craig in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, winning 61-54. Will North Bend Central repeat their success, or does Oakland-Craig have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
