The Wisner-Pilger Gators and the Oakland-Craig Knights will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wisner-Pilger has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Oakland-Craig will arrive with four straight wins.
Wisner-Pilger is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against North Bend Central on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wisner-Pilger might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting North Bend Central an easy 64-38 victory. The Gators were down 51-30 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Oakland-Craig was able to grind out a solid win over Winnebago on Tuesday, taking the game 57-47.
Oakland-Craig had a senior duo take command as Braylon Anderson went 9 for 13 on his way to 22 points in addition to six boards and five assists and Corbin Guill almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. With that strong performance, Anderson is now averaging an impressive 16.5 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Druckenmiller, who posted seven points.
Oakland-Craig smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Oakland-Craig's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points per game. As for Wisner-Pilger, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Wisner-Pilger suffered a grim 64-44 defeat to Oakland-Craig when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Anderson, who went 11 of 18 on his way to 30 points and five assists. Now that Wisner-Pilger knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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