Basketball Game Preview: Climax Springs Cougars vs. Conway Bears

Climax Springs is on a three-game streak of home losses, Conway a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Climax Springs Cougars will host the Conway Bears at 5:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Last Tuesday, Climax Springs was beaten by Richland 69-33. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 422nd, while the Bears are ranked 131st).

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 53-20, which was the final score in Conway's tilt against Fordland on Monday.

Conway's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Climax Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.

Climax Springs beat Conway 38-28 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Will Climax Springs repeat their success, or does Conway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.