Basketball Recap: Howell Central Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

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Previous 5 Games

02/04/25 - Away	76-64 W
02/02/24 - Away	83-75 W
02/23/23 - Away	41-56 L
02/03/23 - Home	46-48 L
11/23/21 - Home	40-36 W

Howell Central won the last time they faced Howell North and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Howell Central Spartans came out on top against the Howell North Knights by a score of 76-64. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Knights are ranked 359th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Howell Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points over those games. As for Howell North, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.

Howell Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 49-44 defeat against Liberty on the 7th. As for Howell North, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 69-44 loss against Seckman on the 5th.