Basketball Recap: Halfway Skates Past School of the Ozarks with Ease

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2025, 10:36am

Basketball Recap: Halfway Cardinals vs. School of the Ozarks Patriots

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

12/02/24 vs Everton77
11/22/24 @ Niangua58
12/16/24 vs Fair Play45
01/14/25 vs School of the Ozarks30
12/05/24 vs Humansville29

After losing to School of the Ozarks the last time they met, Halfway decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Halfway Cardinals blew past the School of the Ozarks Patriots 66-36 on Tuesday. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.

School of the Ozarks' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Canaan Thomas, who posted six points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Scott Carswell, who had six points and six rebounds.

Halfway is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.3 points. As for School of the Ozarks, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Halfway has already played their next game, a 64-45 win against New Covenant Academy on the 16th. As for School of the Ozarks, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-45 loss against Early on the 16th.

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