The Flinthills Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Oswego Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Flinthills has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Oswego will arrive with three straight wins.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-25, which was the final score in Flinthills' tilt against Classical on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Flinthills can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 327th, while Classical is ranked 79th).
Meanwhile, Oswego scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They snuck past Northeast with a 74-70 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Oswego to victory, but perhaps none more so than Owen Jackson, who scored 26 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jackson has scored all season. Josh Hutchinson was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds.
Flinthills' defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Oswego, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season.
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