The Archie Whirlwinds will take on the Osceola Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Archie saw some tournament action on Thursday. They lost to Harrisonville on the road by a 65-48 margin. While losing is never fun, the Whirlwinds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 491st, while the Wildcats are ranked 86th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Osceola). Everything went their way against Lakeland on Tuesday as Osceola made off with a 70-47 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Osceola's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Archie, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.
Archie couldn't quite finish off Osceola when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 52-49. Can Archie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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