Basketball Recap: Smithville Skates Past Central with Ease

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

01/13/25 vs Central	50-15
12/31/24 @ Kirksville	71-36
12/27/24 @ Fort Zumwalt East	60-28
12/20/24 @ Kearney	39-23
12/18/24 vs Winnetonka	61-22

Smithville waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Central Indians 50-15. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Indians are ranked 274th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Smithville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.3 points per game. As for Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.

Smithville has already played their next game (against St. Pius X), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Excelsior Springs at 7:00 p.m. on January 21st. Central is facing Excelsior Springs at the right time seeing as Excelsior Springs is stuck on a five-game losing streak.