The Silex Owls's road trip will continue as they head out to face North County Christian at 6:30 p.m. on February 6th. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Silex came up short against the Wildcats and fell 60-51. That's two games in a row now that Silex has lost by exactly nine points.
Meanwhile, North County Christian pushed their score all the way to 59 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 68-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Christian Fellowship. While losing is never fun, North County Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 467th, while the are ranked 153rd).
Silex's loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8. As for North County Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-14.
Silex was able to grind out a solid win over the when the teams last played back in November of 2021, winning 43-36. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North County Christian's DeKaytin Calhoun, who scored 14 points along with six steals. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Silex to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
