Festus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 73-56 fall against the St. Francis Borgia Knights. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Knights are ranked 85th).
Festus' defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for St. Francis Borgia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Festus will challenge Hillsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillsboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season. As for St. Francis Borgia, they will head out to challenge St. Dominic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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