On Thursday, the Steelville Cardinals were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 66-60 to the Van Buren Bulldogs.
Steelville's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Van Buren, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-10.
Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cardinals take on the Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Steelville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Kingston likes a good challenge. Van Buren has already played their next game (against Alton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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