The Ogilvie Lions are on the road again on Wednesday and plays the Braham Bombers at 7:00 p.m. on March 6th. Ogilvie has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 746 points over their last nine matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Ogilvie walked away with it. They came out on top against the Cardinals by a score of 69-61 on Saturday. Given Ogilvie's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while Upsala is ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Braham had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.8 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 65-62 victory over Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Ogilvie's victory bumped their record up to 24-3. As for Braham, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season.
Ogilvie came up short against Braham in their previous meeting back in January, falling 58-49. Can Ogilvie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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