Basketball Recap: Smithville Skates Past Kirksville with Ease

Warriors

Team Score

12/31/24 @ Kirksville	71
12/18/24 vs Winnetonka	61
12/27/24 @ Fort Zumwalt East	60
12/07/24 @ Glendale	53
12/09/24 vs Belton	49

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Smithville). They blew past the Kirksville Tigers, posting a 71-36 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Smithville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Kirksville, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Smithville will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Central at 7:00 p.m. on January 13th. As for Kirksville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Marshall at 2:30 p.m. on Friday.