Lathrop and Savannah are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Lathrop Mules will be taking part in a tournament against the Savannah Savages at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lathrop sitting on five straight victories and Savannah on 11.
Lathrop will head into Thursday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 28) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past South Harrison 51-49.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Savannah). They blew past Penney, posting a 77-30 win. Given the Savages' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Hornets are ranked 535th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lathrop is also on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Savannah, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Lathrop strolled past Savannah in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 47-32. Will Lathrop repeat their success, or does Savannah have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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