The Southwest Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Cassville Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Southwest took a blow against Forsyth, falling 102-40. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 345th, while the Panthers are ranked 104th).
Meanwhile, Cassville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 59-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Strafford.
This is the second loss in a row for Southwest and nudges their season record down to 5-7. As for Cassville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Southwest won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, slipping by Cassville 48-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwest since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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