Basketball Recap: Wright City Snaps Four-Game Streak of Losses on the Road

By Team Reports Dec 9, 2024, 8:09am

Basketball Recap: Wright City Wildcats vs. Missouri Military Academy Fighting Colonels

Wright City's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They snuck past the Missouri Military Academy Fighting Colonels with a 48-43 victory. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Fighting Colonels, too.

Missouri Military Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Kennedy Barchigei and Gihana Nziza. Barchigei scored 11 points in addition to six steals, while Nziza went 8 for 14 en route to 17 points plus eight rebounds.

Wright City's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2. As for Missouri Military Academy, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wright City Wildcats take on the Bowling Green Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Missouri Military Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-45 loss against Tuscumbia on the 6th.

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