Basketball Recap: West Plains Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Parkview, West Plains was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Marshfield Bluejays by a score of 53-41. Given the Zizzers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Bluejays are ranked 340th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Zizzers

Previous 3 Games (Away)

01/28/25 @ Marshfield	53-41
01/17/25 @ Ozark	70-68
12/28/24 @ Hartville	56-49

West Plains pushed their record up to 8-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Marshfield, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Plains has already played their next game (against Hartville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Marshfield has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Bolivar.