Ottawa is 0-3 against Pittsburg since January of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Ottawa Cyclones will square off against the Pittsburg Dragons at 7:30 p.m. Ottawa knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 contests -- so hopefully Pittsburg likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Ottawa was able to grind out a solid win over Eudora, taking the game 65-56. Given the Cyclones' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Cardinals are ranked 84th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pittsburg). They came out on top against Parsons by a score of 68-58 on Tuesday.
Ottawa pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.6 points. As for Pittsburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season.
Ottawa came up short against Pittsburg in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 70-61. Can Ottawa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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