Having just played yesterday, the Orono Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Mitchell Kernels at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Orono sitting on three straight victories and Mitchell on 20 (dating back to last season).
Orono is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Houston, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Orono was ranked fifth). In a tight match that could have gone either way, Orono made off with a 62-61 win over Houston. The 62-point effort marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, the stars were shining brightly for Mitchell in a 61-47 victory over Rapid City Central on Saturday.
Mitchell pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Orono, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
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