Preview: Potosi Trojans vs. DeSoto Dragons
The Potosi Trojans will head out on the road to take on the DeSoto Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Potosi pushed their score all the way to 55 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Lutheran 61-55. Potosi has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Meanwhile, DeSoto was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by Farmington 81-37. While losing is never fun, DeSoto can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 412th, while Farmington is ranked 67th).
Despite the defeat, DeSoto got a solid performance out of Cole Mcclinton, who scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Mcclinton, who scored nine points.
Potosi's loss dropped their record down to 18-6. As for DeSoto, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Everything went Potosi's way against DeSoto in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 as Potosi made off with a 74-54 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Potosi since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
