After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Nixa, Carthage was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Waynesville Tigers by a score of 54-46. Given Carthage's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while Waynesville is ranked 353rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tigers
| 02/04/25 @ Waynesville | 54-46 |
| 01/28/25 @ Ozark | 73-67 |
| 01/14/25 @ Glendale | 68-59 |
| 12/28/24 @ Harrison | 65-61 |
Carthage pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Waynesville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season.
Carthage has already played their next contest (against Parkview), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Waynesville will face off against Nixa at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nixa has seven straight wins, Waynesville has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
