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| 02/08/24 - Home | 43-44 L |
| 02/09/23 - Away | 66-76 L |
| 12/04/21 - Home | 49-63 L |
| 02/11/21 - Away | 66-68 L |
| 02/13/20 - Home | 72-38 W |
| + 5 more games |
Heartland and Osceola are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The two teams will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Heartland is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Heartland is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Centennial on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Heartland had to suffer through a 68-37 loss at the hands of Centennial. The Huskies were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-16.
Meanwhile, Osceola humbled Meridian with a 70-33 victory. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won six in a row.
Heartland better focus on containing Kelby Neujahr and Jackson Winslow as the pair were huge in Osceola's win. Neujahr went 6 of 7 on his way to 12 points along with six boards and five steals, while Winslow went 5 for 8 en route to 14 points and five rebounds. Osceola is 6-1 when Neujahr posts five or more steals, but 6-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Braxton Mestl, who posted ten points and five boards.
Osceola pushed their record up to 12-9 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.5 points over those games. As for Heartland, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Heartland and Osceola were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Heartland came up empty-handed after a 44-43 defeat. Thankfully for Heartland, Kale Gustafson (who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 18 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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