The Olpe Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Madison Bulldogs on Thursday. Olpe's defense has only allowed 26.4 points per game this season, so Madison's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Madison will be up against a hot Olpe team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Olpe simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Northern Heights 50-14. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Wildcats are ranked 270th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Madison unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak dating back to last season on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 43-42 to Hartford. The loss put an end to the Bulldogs' undefeated start to the season.
Olpe has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-1 record this season. As for Madison, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-1.
Olpe came up short against Madison in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 54-43. Can Olpe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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