Basketball Game Preview: Festus Tigers vs. DeSoto Dragons

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Previous Games

12/27/24 - Away	59-44 W
01/26/24 - Home	79-24 W
01/02/24 - Away	44-36 W
12/29/23 - Neutral	68-54 W
01/27/23 - Home	82-53 W
+ 5 more games

Festus is 9-1 against DeSoto since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Festus Tigers will host the DeSoto Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Last Wednesday, Festus came up short against Jefferson and fell 55-45. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, DeSoto was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 59-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Perryville.

DeSoto's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Festus, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.

Festus strolled past DeSoto when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 59-44. Will Festus repeat their success, or does DeSoto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.