Basketball Recap: Smith-Cotton Skates Past Knob Noster with Ease

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

12/16/24 vs Marshall	47
01/21/25 @ Knob Noster	46
12/20/24 @ Versailles	37
01/07/25 vs Camdenton	32
01/08/25 vs Camdenton	32
12/06/24 vs Mansfield	26

It was a proper cat-fight when Smith-Cotton duked it out withKnob Noster on Tuesday. The Smith-Cotton Tigers breezed by the Knob Noster Panthers to the tune of 78-32. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 26 points or more this season.

Smith-Cotton has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.6 points per game. As for Knob Noster, they now have a losing record at 7-8.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Smith-Cotton will face off against Jefferson City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson City will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Smith-Cotton surely won't give up without a fight. As for Knob Noster, they will take on Carrollton at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Carrollton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.