The Champlin Park Rebels will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Owatonna Huskies at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Champlin Park is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They lost to Jordan on the road by a 87-70 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Hubmen / Jaguars are ranked 25th).
Owatonna played in conference for the first time on Thursday and they got just the result they we're looking for. They put the hurt on Century with a sharp 69-46 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Huskies have posted against the Panthers since December 5, 2019.
Champlin Park better keep an eye on Maryn Pool. She was instrumental in Owatonna's win, going 7 for 15 on her way to 20 points in addition to six steals and five assists. Pool has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Olson, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 boards.
Owatonna is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Champlin Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
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