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| 02/14/25 - Home | 55-44 W |
| 02/20/24 - Home | 40-41 L |
| 02/21/23 - Away | 67-72 L |
| 02/08/22 - Away | 66-57 W |
| 02/13/21 - Home | 57-47 W |
| + 5 more games |
There's no place like home for Carthage, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They came out on top against the Neosho Wildcats by a score of 55-44 on Friday. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 41-40 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Neosho lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Quincy Simpson, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine boards. Those nine points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden Asberry, who posted 17 points and three steals.
Carthage's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 12-9. As for Neosho, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.
Coming up, Carthage will venture away from home to take on Joplin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Joplin has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Neosho, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Wildcats duke it out with the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neosho is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55 points per game this season.
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