On Monday, the Osceola Chieftains earned a 69-60 win over the North Branch Vikings. Given the Chieftains' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 157th in Wisconsin, while the Vikings are ranked 382nd in Minnesota), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Osceola is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points over those games. North Branch is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-22.
Osceola has already played their next game (against New Richmond), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for North Branch, they will host Hermantown at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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