The Cabool Bulldogs will square off against the Norwood Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Cabool will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 489th, while Norwood is ranked 121st).
Last Friday, Cabool had to suffer through a rough 61-29 loss at the hands of Hartville.
In what's become a running theme this season, Norwood gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Seymour 62-32 at home. Norwood pushed the score to 60-25 by the end of the third, a deficit Seymour cut but never quite recovered from.
Norwood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Autumn Gunter led the charge by scoring 14 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Quinncy Vestal was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with six rebounds.
Cabool's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Norwood, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Cabool, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-40 loss to Norwood in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Can Cabool avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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