Basketball Game Preview: Ladue Horton Watkins Rams vs. Parkway South Patriots

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Previous Games

02/18/22 - Home	74-40 W
12/23/21 - Neutral	62-36 W
02/19/21 - Away	71-58 W
01/10/20 - Away	42-25 W
01/04/19 - Home	62-38 W
+ 2 more games

Ladue Horton Watkins has gone 7-0 against Parkway South recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. Both will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. Ladue Horton Watkins will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.

Ladue Horton Watkins will head into Sunday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 42-point drubbing they dealt Jennings on Sunday. Ladue Horton Watkins blew past Jennings, posting an 86-44 victory. The Rams' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

While Parkway South didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They snuck past Hazelwood East with a 60-54 win on Monday. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Spartans are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Ladue Horton Watkins better keep an eye on Noah Barnes. He was instrumental in Parkway South's win, going 11 for 20 on his way to 34 points in addition to eight assists and five boards. Barnes' morning made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Sidwell, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 14 points.

Parkway South has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points per game. As for Ladue Horton Watkins, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.

Everything came up roses for Ladue Horton Watkins against Parkway South when the teams last played back in February of 2022, as the squad secured a 74-40 win. In that contest, Ladue Horton Watkins amassed a halftime lead of 42-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.