The Portageville Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Portageville has ten straight wins, Saxony Lutheran has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Bulldogs on Monday. Portageville simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat South Pemiscot 66-30. Portageville has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 28 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Saxony Lutheran came up short against Notre Dame on Friday, falling 64-39. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 433rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 128th).
Portageville pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.5 points over those games. As for Saxony Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
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