The Mound City Panthers will take on the Rock Port Blue Jays in a tournament on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rock Port will be up against a hot Mound City squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Mound City was the clear victor by a 55-30 margin over St. Joseph Christian on Tuesday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Lions are ranked 488th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Rock Port against St. Joseph Christian on Monday as the squad secured a 55-16 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Jays.
Rock Port has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.1 points per game. As for Mound City, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Mound City was able to grind out a solid win over Rock Port when the teams last played back in February of 2023, winning 48-38. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Rock Port's Chaney Vogler, who went 7 for 10 en route to 19 points. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Mound City to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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