Oran cruised to a 50-32 victory over Advance on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Elijah Shoemaker led the way with 17 points, followed by Nolan Loper with 12.
The Eagles (10-14) took a commanding 15-4 first-quarter lead and maintained control throughout the game.
Jameson Hamlin (11 points) and Braylen Carlton (10 points) paced the Hornets (3-19).
Oran travels to Bernie on Thursday and Advance (9-14) hits the road to face Leopold on Thursday before concluding their regular season against Clearwater on Friday.
Both teams compete in the MSHSAA Class 2, District 3 Tournament at Bloomfield, with fourth-seeded Oran facing fifth-seeded Chaffee (9-14), and seventh-seeded Advance taking on second-seeded Bloomfield (11-12) on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
__ORAN 50, ADVANCE 32__
Oran 15 7 10 18 — 50
Advance 4 9 14 5 — 32
Oran (50) — Elijah Shoemaker 17, Nolan Loper 12, Cooper Senciboy 8, Kole Burger 5, Nate Pobst 4, Parker Bryant 4. FG: 21. FT: 6-12. F: 10. (3-pointers: Loper 2. Fouled out: None.)
Advance (32) — Jameson Hamlin 11, Braylen Carlton 10, Andrew Henson 6, Ayden Flemings 3, Brison Winchester 2. FG: 12. FT: 3-8. F: 14. (3-pointers: Hamlin 3, Henson 1, Flemings 1. Fouled out: Henson.)
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