Preview: Moberly Spartans vs. Mexico Bulldogs
Moberly is 1-9 against Mexico since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Moberly Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Mexico Bulldogs at 7:45 p.m. Moberly is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
Even though Marshall scored an imposing 71 points on Tuesday, Moberly still came out on top. Moberly had just enough and edged Marshall out 74-71.
Ty Rucker went supernova for Moberly, dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rucker has scored all season. Cameron Doubrava was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Meanwhile, Mexico waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with nine straight wins but they left with ten. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Fulton 69-41 at home. Mexico has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 25 points or more this season.
Moberly's victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Mexico, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season.
Moberly suffered a grim 75-50 defeat to Mexico in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Moberly avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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