Excelsior Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 28th straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 74-25 defeat at the hands of the North Platte Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 533rd, while the Panthers are ranked 108th).
Excelsior Springs' loss dropped their record down to 0-17. As for North Platte, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Excelsior Springs wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 64-15 defeat against Central on the 7th. North Platte has also already played their next contest (against Bishop LeBlond), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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