Basketball Recap: Ladue Horton Watkins Comes Up Short

Ladue Horton Watkins has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 70-64 heartbreaker at the hands of the Jackson Fighting Indians. If the Rams were looking for revenge after losing 53-51 to them when the teams met on Friday, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Ladue Horton Watkins' defeat dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Jackson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.

Ladue Horton Watkins and Jackson should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. Ladue Horton Watkins will take on Kirkwood at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 206 places (43 vs. 249). Meanwhile, Jackson (ranked 29th) will meet Charleston (ranked 211th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.