The Smithton Tigers will challenge the Northwest Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Smithton is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Smithton came up short against Bunceton and fell 47-39.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwest). They blew past La Monte 66-25 on Friday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Vikings are ranked 486th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win made it two in a row for Northwest and bumps their season record up to 13-1. As for Smithton, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Smithton was taken down by Northwest 57-26 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Smithton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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