The Gallatin Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Lafayette County Huskers at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Gallatin sitting on four straight victories and Lafayette County on seven.
Gallatin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 60-59 win over Penney. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Hornets are ranked 321st), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Lafayette County's way against South Harrison on Tuesday as Lafayette County made off with a 64-41 victory. The Huskers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.
Lafayette County pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.2 points. As for Gallatin, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Gallatin took their victory against Lafayette County when the teams last played back in January of 2023 by a conclusive 80-59. Will Gallatin repeat their success, or does Lafayette County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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