High Plains is 2-8 against Osceola since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The High Plains Storm will head out on the road to square off against the Osceola Bulldogs at 7:45 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with High Plains sitting on three straight wins and Osceola on nine.
High Plains can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 72-44 victory over Palmer on the road. High Plains pushed the score to 61-39 by the end of the third, a deficit Palmer had little chance of recovering from.
Ayden Hans was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Urkoski, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, even though Shelby-Rising City scored an imposing 60 points on Friday, Osceola still came out on top. Osceola took their game against Shelby-Rising City 69-60. Given Osceola's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while Shelby-Rising City is ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kale Gustafson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. Gustafson is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 17 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Brayden Santos, who scored ten points.
High Plains pushed their record up to 14-6 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.9 points per game. As for Osceola, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: High Plains have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 28.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Osceola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
High Plains suffered a grim 63-41 defeat to Osceola in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Thankfully for High Plains, Isaiah Zelasney (who scored 20 points along with seven assists and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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