The Sylvan-Lucas Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Otis-Bison Cougars on Friday. Sylvan-Lucas' defense has only allowed 28.2 points per game this season, so Otis-Bison's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Sylvan-Lucas put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Southern Cloud co-op [Miltonvale/Glasco] 71-9 on the road. Given Sylvan-Lucas' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while Southern Cloud co-op [Miltonvale/Glasco] is ranked 350th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Otis-Bison's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight loss. They took a hard 42-26 fall against Dighton. That's two games in a row now that Otis-Bison has lost by exactly 16 points.
Sylvan-Lucas is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Otis-Bison, they dropped their record down to 5-7 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Sylvan-Lucas against Otis-Bison in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 as the team secured a 59-28 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sylvan-Lucas since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
