Oakland-Craig hasn't had much luck against North Bend Central recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Oakland-Craig Knights will square off against the North Bend Central Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Oakland-Craig has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Tuesday, Oakland-Craig took their matchup with ease, bagging a 68-32 victory over Tekamah-Herman. That 36 point margin sets a new team best for the Knights this season.
Meanwhile, North Bend Central came up short against Scotus on Tuesday and fell 59-52. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Shamrocks are ranked 33rd).
Oakland-Craig has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for North Bend Central, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
Oakland-Craig came up short against North Bend Central in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 61-54. Thankfully for Oakland-Craig, Kyler Hellbusch (who went 6 of 11 en route to 31 points and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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