Basketball Recap: Ozark Victorious

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Previous 5 Games

02/21/25 - Away	65-54 W
02/02/24 - Away	61-73 L
02/03/23 - Home	67-66 W
01/14/22 - Away	80-75 W
01/30/21 - Neutral	73-59 W

Ozark lost to Webb City back in February of 2024, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Ozark Tigers walked away with a 65-54 win over the Webb City Cardinals. The Tigers pushed the score to 56-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cardinals cut but never quite recovered from.

Several Cardinals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Holton Keith, who to rack up 21 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds. Keith's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Slade Hurd was another key player, en route to 19 points.

Ozark's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Webb City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-12.

Coming up, Ozark will square off against Nixa at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nixa will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Ozark surely won't give up without a fight. Webb City has already played their next matchup (against Neosho), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.