Basketball Recap: Wheatland Skates Past Niangua with Ease

Wheatland entered their tilt with Niangua on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took their match with ease, bagging a 70-32 win over the Niangua Cardinals. The Mules have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 24 points or more this season.

Wheatland pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Niangua, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.

Wheatland will challenge Hume at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wheatland is facing Hume at the right time seeing as Hume is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Niangua has already played their next game (against Crocker), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.