Odessa and Pleasant Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Odessa Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Pleasant Hill Roosters/Chicks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything went Odessa's way against St. Paul Lutheran as Odessa made off with a 64-41 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulldogs have posted against the Saints since November 28, 2017.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Hill had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Yellowjackets 75-44. Given the Roosters/Chicks' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 447th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pleasant Hill's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-5. As for Odessa, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Odessa lost to Pleasant Hill at home by a decisive 38-23 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will Odessa have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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