The Orofino Maniacs will square off against the Declo Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Orofino will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Kellogg, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Orofino came out on top against Kellogg by a score of 55-48 on Wednesday. The win was familiar territory for the Maniacs, who have now won four contests in a row.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Declo had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 55-43 victory over the Panthers. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Panthers are ranked 76th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Orofino pushed their record up to 7-13 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points over those games. As for Declo, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 23-1.
Orofino might still be hurting after the 56-33 defeat they got from Declo in their previous meeting back in December of 2019. Can Orofino avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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