The Rock Port Blue Jays will take on the Mound City Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rock Port comes in on seven and Mound City on five.
If Rock Port beats Mound City with 68 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Rock Port came out on top against Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] by a score of 68-60 on Thursday.
| 01/16/25 vs Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] | 26 |
| 01/13/25 vs St. Joseph Christian | 26 |
| 01/10/25 vs Northeast Nodaway | 19 |
| 01/07/25 @ North Nodaway | 19 |
Rock Port's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jack Meyerkorth led the charge by going 9 for 15 on his way to 26 points. The game was Meyerkorth's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Brock Holmes, who went 7 of 8 en route to 19 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Mound City won against East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] on Tuesday with 58 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Mound City slipped by Tarkio 58-57. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one point.
Rock Port has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Mound City, their win bumped their record up to 6-9.
Everything came up roses for Rock Port against Mound City in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 66-38 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Port since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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