North Platte hasn't had much luck against East Buchanan recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The North Platte Panthers will take on the East Buchanan Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Buchanan will be up against a hot North Platte team: the squad just extended their winning streak to seven. North Platte breezed past Lathrop to the tune of 74-43 on Friday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Mules are ranked 401st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop LeBlond typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday East Buchanan proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 69-45 victory. The win was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on eight straight.
North Platte pushed their record up to 23-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.2 points. As for East Buchanan, their record is now 20-6.
North Platte suffered a grim 69-45 defeat to East Buchanan in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can North Platte avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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