Having just played yesterday, the Oakwood Comets will jump right back in to play the North Vermillion Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Oakwood will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were beaten by Benton Central 60-33. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 625th in Illinois, while the Bison are ranked 151st in Indiana).
Meanwhile, North Vermillion waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 57-46 win over the Trojans.
Oakwood better keep an eye on Nora Thomann. She was instrumental in North Vermillion's win, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 13 boards. Cadence Dunham was another key player, putting up 13 points and six rebounds.
North Vermillion has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Oakwood, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Oakwood came up short against North Vermillion in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 40-35. Can Oakwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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