Basketball Recap: Aurora Snags Seventh Win in Last Nine Games

By Team Reports Feb 2, 2025, 6:49pm

Basketball Recap: Aurora Houn Dawgs vs. McDonald County Mustangs

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01/16/25 @ Cassville45
01/24/25 vs Wyandotte42
01/07/25 @ Cassville39
01/31/25 vs McDonald County24
12/02/24 vs Southern Missouri RUSH20
12/13/24 @ Buffalo20

After losing to McDonald County the last time they met, Aurora decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Everything went the Aurora Houn Dawgs' way against the McDonald County Mustangs on Friday as the Aurora Houn Dawgs made off with an 85-61 victory. The Houn Dawgs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 20 points or more this season.

Aurora has also been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for McDonald County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Aurora will challenge Lamar at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lamar has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for McDonald County, they will square off against Mt. Vernon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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