The Osceola Bulldogs waltzed into their game on Thursday with seven straight wins but they left with eight. They pulled ahead with a 44-43 photo finish over Heartland. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Osceola has scored all season.
Kale Gustafson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 18 rebounds. Gustafson is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 17 every time he's taken the court this season. Kelby Neujahr was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Despite the loss, Heartland still got an impressive performance from Thane Wetjen, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Siebert, who scored eight points along with two steals and two blocks.
Osceola has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Heartland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11.
Osceola won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Shelby-Rising City at 7:45 p.m. on February 9th. Osceola is coming into the game with 14 straight wins at home, so Shelby-Rising City is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Heartland will take on Sandy Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Heartland is coming into the game with three straight losses at home, meaning Sandy Creek will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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