The Purdy Eagles will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Sparta Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Purdy will head into Monday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune last Monday. They took a blow against Greenwood, falling 80-46. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Blue Jays: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Sparta didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Mountain Grove on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 52-47 victory.
Sparta's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Purdy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Purdy was taken down by Sparta 64-34 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Purdy, Jacob Lafferty (who shot 4-for-6 from long range and dropped a double-double on 35 points and 16 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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