Osage hasn't had much luck against Southern Boone recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Osage Indians will host the Southern Boone Eagles at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Osage has seven straight victories, Southern Boone has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Osage is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 78-59 win over Boonville two weeks ago. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Pirates are ranked 134th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Southern Boone didn't have quite enough to beat Kirksville on Saturday and fell 57-54. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly three points.
Osage's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Southern Boone, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Things could have been worse for Osage, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 68-51 loss to Southern Boone in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Can Osage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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