Hillman and Oscoda are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Hillman Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Oscoda Owls at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hillman will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak.
Hillman stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Tawas Area 56-35. Given Hillman's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while Tawas Area is ranked 688th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hillman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trenton Taratuta, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. Taratuta has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last 16 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenden Rouleau, who scored 16 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Oscoda didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Rogers City on Friday, but they still walked away with a 50-44 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oscoda.
Hillman's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Oscoda, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Hillman won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, slipping by Oscoda 57-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hillman since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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