Natoma is 1-9 against Osborne since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Natoma Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Osborne Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Natoma is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came up short against Pike Valley on Tuesday, falling 68-45. The Tigers' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Natoma saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Colton Prowse went 5 for 8 on his way to 10 points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Carsen Shadduck, who posted five points.
Meanwhile, Osborne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Lakeside 74-19. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Knights are ranked 147th).
Natoma's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Osborne, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
Natoma was able to grind out a solid victory over Osborne in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 43-30. Will Natoma repeat their success, or does Osborne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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