The McDonald County Mustangs stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Joplin with a sharp 59-38 win. 59 seems to be a good number for McDonald County as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
McDonald County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dakota O'brien, who scored 23 points along with six rebounds and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which O'brien has scored at least a third of McDonald County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlie Martin, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.
McDonald County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Joplin, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-17.
McDonald County will head out on the road to challenge Carl Junction at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Missouri (Carl Junction is ranked 96th, while McDonald County is ranked 77th). As for Joplin, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Lee's Summit North at 3:30 p.m. on February 28th. Lee's Summit Northpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Joplin in Missouri (Lee's Summit North is ranked 47th, while Joplin is ranked 350th).
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