Basketball Game Preview: Barstow Knights vs. Lone Jack Mules

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 6:09am

Preview: Barstow Knights vs. Lone Jack Mules

The Barstow Knights have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Lone Jack Mules at 7:30 p.m. on February 15th. One thing working in Barstow's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups.

Barstow can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Van Horn 77-46 at home. Given Barstow's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while Van Horn is ranked 303rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Lone Jack came up short against Wellington-Napoleon on Tuesday and fell 51-38. Lone Jack has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Barstow's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for Lone Jack, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.

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